Simeon, Charles

Japanese: シメオン（英語表記）Simeon， Charles

Born: 24 September 1759, Reading
Died November 13, 1836. A Cambridge Anglican clergyman. A leader in evangelism, he had an indelible influence on the religious life of Cambridge. Educated at King's College, Cambridge, he served as vice-principal (1790-92). Influenced by H. Benn and J. Benn, he entered Trinity Church, Cambridge in 1782, and served as a minister there until his death. He was one of the leading members of the Church of England, and devoted himself to evangelism, especially to India, where he sent the best of his class, including Henry Martin. He helped establish the Church Missionary Society (99). He also participated in the British and Foreign Bible Society, promoted missionary activities with his own money, and founded the Simeon Trost Foundation (1816) to continue evangelism.

Simeon
Simeon

A character in the Old Testament. The second son of Jacob and Leah. Ancestor of the tribe of the same name among the 12 tribes of Israel (Genesis 35:23, Exodus 1:2, etc.). He was one of the 10 men who followed the orders of their father Jacob to go to Egypt in search of grain, and accepted the terms of exchange offered by his brother Joseph, who was governor over all of Egypt at the time, and became a hostage until his brother Benjamin was brought from Canaan to Egypt (Genesis 42:24). The tribe moved south to Canaan and seems to have settled at the southernmost end of the 12 tribes of Israel (Joshua 19:1-9), but was a small and inconspicuous tribe and was probably eventually absorbed into the tribe of Judah.

Simeon
Simeon (Symeon)

A devout man in Jerusalem who had been waiting for the Savior through the guidance of the Holy Spirit. He met Jesus accompanied by his parents in the temple and recognized the infant as the Savior. He sang a hymn to God, "Nunc dimittis," and prophesied to Jesus and Mary about his future (Luke 2:25-35).

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[生]1759.9.24. リーディング
[没]1836.11.13. ケンブリッジ
イギリス国教会聖職者。福音伝道の指導者で，ケンブリッジの宗教生活に消しがたい影響を与えた。ケンブリッジのキングズカレッジで教育を受け，副学寮長 (1790～92) をつとめた。 H.ベンと J.ベンの影響のもとに 1782年ケンブリッジのトリニティ教会に入り，以後死ぬまで牧師。イギリス国教会の有力なメンバーの一人であり，伝道，特にインドの伝道に力を注ぎ，ヘンリー・マーティンら，輩下の最優秀者を派遣。イギリス聖公会宣教協会 Church Missionary Societyの設立を援助 (99) 。そのほか，イギリス聖書教会 British and Foreign Bible Societyに参与，私財を投じて宣教活動を推進，福音伝道を続けるためシメオン財団 Simeon Trostを創立 (1816) した。

シメオン
Simeon

旧約聖書中の人物。ヤコブとレアの第2子。イスラエル 12支族のうち同名の支族の祖先 (創世記 35・23，出エジプト記1・2など) 。父ヤコブの命に従い穀物を求めてエジプトにおもむいた 10人の一人で，当時エジプト全国の司であった弟ヨセフの交換条件を受入れ，弟ベニヤミンがカナンからエジプトに連れてこられるまで人質となった (創世記 42・24) 。その支族はカナンの南方に向い，イスラエル 12部族の最南端に定住したらしいが (ヨシュア記 19・1～9) ，あまり目立たない小部族で，ついにはユダ族のなかに吸収されたと思われる。