Simon Σίμων

A tanner in Joppa who hosted Peter. Simon was a tanner in Joppa who hosted the apostle Peter in his home.

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Where Simon appears

Acts (4)

Key verses

• Acts 9:43 first mention — And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.
• Acts 10:6 — He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
• Acts 10:17 — Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon’s house, and stood before the gate,
• Acts 10:32 — Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.

Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Several people in the Bible share this name; this page is about the one described above. Verse text: King James Version.