Simon of Kerioth

Father deceased of Judas of Kerioth. Married to Mary, he has only this only son whom he spoils.

"He was very fond of me. He was proud of me."

"It was my father’s dream to make me a great man of the world and he took me away too early and too deeply from my mother…"

This education partly explains Judas's character which will lead him to the destiny we know of, as testified by Jesus:

"But his heart was not lacking in pride. That is why he took his son away from his mother too early, and he also helped in de­veloping the moral heritage, that he had given his son, by sending him to Jerusalem. It is painful to say, but the Temple is certainly not the place where hereditary pride may diminish…"

His name

סיימון.

Simon, like Simeon (Chimon-Shim'ôn), means "he who hears". Historical reference: the second son of Jacob who will be held hostage by his brother Joseph, who became Pharaoh's steward.

Where is it mentioned in the work?

GRM 71
GRM 139
GRM 567