Bible Person
Meaning: that hears; that obeys · Male · 2 cross references
This Simon entry refers to Simon the leper of Bethany, in whose house Jesus is anointed shortly before the passion, not to Jesus' brother or other Simons in the Gospels. He appears in the intimate setting of one of the final meals before the crucifixion. First appears in Matt 26:6.1
AI summary: This Simon matters because his cross references place his house at the scene of a costly act of devotion that interprets Jesus' approaching death more clearly than many public speeches do. Though Simon himself is not the focal speaker, his home becomes the setting for one of the passion narrative's most memorable acts of love. Taken together, the material presents this Simon as the host of a moment that frames Jesus' burial and honor.1
Central Figure
Simon
Meaning: that hears; that obeys
A leper of Bethany, in whose house Mary anointed our Lord’s head with ointment “as he sat at meat” (Matt.
A leper of Bethany, in whose house Mary anointed our Lord’s head with ointment “as he sat at meat” (Matt. 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9). 3
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.