Bible dictionaries
Niger
What Bible dictionaries say about “Niger”, one article after the other.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
Niger - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)
Black, a surname of Simeon (Acts 13:1). He was probably so called from his dark complexion.
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
The article in Easton + Webster 1828International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE 1915)
ni'-jer (Niger).
See SIMEON, (5).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2
The article in ISBE 1915Smith’s Bible Dictionary
(black) is the additional or distinctive name given to the Simeon who was one of the teachers and prophets in the church at Antioch. (Acts 13:1)
William Smith; revised by F. N. Peloubet and M. A. Peloubet; CrossWire SWORD module Smith 1.3
The article in Smith