- a son of Jacob and Leah. Genesis 29:33.
- one of the 12 tribes of Israel traditionally descended from him.
- a devout man of Jerusalem who praised God for letting him see the infant Jesus. Luke 2:25–35.
- a male given name.
- the second son of Jacob and Leah
- the tribe descended from him
- the territory once occupied by this tribe in the extreme south of the land of Canaan
- a devout Jew, who recognized the infant Jesus as the Messiah and uttered the canticle Nunc Dimittis over him in the Temple (Luke 2:25–35)
