Benjamin
twelfth-born son of Jacob and Rachel (GEN 35:18)
PersonTribe of Benjaminmale77 verses
Names
- Benjamin — בִנְיָמִֽין binəyamiyn “son of [the] right hand; southerner” (H1144) · Βενιαμιν Beniamin (G958) — Genesis 35:18
- Ben-oni — בֶּן־אוֹנִי ben oniy “son of mourning” (H1126) · Υἱὸς ὀδύνης Hyiòs odýnēs “Son of sorrow” — Genesis 35:18
Family
- father of Bela (son of Benjamin) (inferred)
- father of Becher (son of Benjamin) (inferred)
- father of Ashbel (inferred)
- father of Gera ((grand?)son of Benjamin, son of Bela) (inferred)
- father of Ehi (inferred)
- father of Rosh (inferred)
- father of Nohah
Ancestry
- ancestor of Naaman ((grand?)son of Benjamin, son of Bela) (inferred)
- ancestor of Muppim (inferred)
- ancestor of Huppim (inferred)
- ancestor of Ard (inferred)
- ancestor of Gideoni (inferred)
- ancestor of Raphu
- ancestor of Chislon (inferred)
- ancestor of Aphiah (inferred)
- ancestor of Rimmon (inferred)
- ancestor of Ribai (inferred)
- ancestor of Sallu (son of Meshullam) (inferred)
- ancestor of Hassenuah (descendant of Benjamin) (inferred)
- ancestor of Jeroham (father of Ibneiah) (inferred)
- ancestor of Michri (inferred)
- ancestor of Ibnijah (inferred)
- ancestor of Shemaah (inferred)
- ancestor of Beracah (inferred)
- ancestor of Jehu (the Anathothite) (inferred)
- ancestor of Jeremiah (Benjamite who came to David's aid at Ziklag) (inferred)
- ancestor of Jahaziel (Benjamite who came to David's aid at Ziklag) (inferred)
- ancestor of Johanan (Benjamite who came to David's aid at Ziklag) (inferred)
- ancestor of Jozabad (the Gederathite) (inferred)
- ancestor of Eluzai (inferred)
- ancestor of Jerimoth (came to David's aid at Ziklag) (inferred)
- ancestor of Bealiah (inferred)
- ancestor of Shemariah (came to David's aid at Ziklag) (inferred)
- ancestor of Shephatiah (the Haruphite) (inferred)
- ancestor of Eliada (commander of 200,000 under Jehoshaphat) (inferred)
- ancestor of Jeshaiah (descendant of Benjamin) (inferred)
- ancestor of Gabbai (inferred)
- ancestor of Sallai (descendant of Benjamin) (inferred)
- ancestor of Zichri (father of Joel) (inferred)
- ancestor of Hassenuah (father of Judah) (inferred)
- ancestor of Kish (a Benjamite, father (ancestor?) of Shimei) (inferred)
- ancestor of Cush (a Benjamite (Psalm 7:0)) (inferred)
- ancestor of Saul (the apostle Paul, at whose feet witnesses to…) (inferred)
Siblings
- half-brother of Dinah (inferred)
Dated events
- Birth of Benjamin* — 2,275 AH · 1,687 BC · aged 0 — Genesis 35:18
Years are anno hominis, counted from Creation. The two chronologies are given as the source gives them, unreconciled.
Birthplace
- Bethlehem 1 — Birth of Benjamin* (Genesis 35:19)
Named together
Named in the same verse. A co-occurrence recorded by the text, not a claim that this person was there.
- Gibeah 1 — 9 shared verses
- Jerusalem — 6 shared verses
- Bethel 1 — 3 shared verses
- Geba 1 — 3 shared verses
- Gibeon — 2 shared verses
- Aija — 1 shared verse
- Alemeth — 1 shared verse
- Anathoth — 1 shared verse
- Beth-haccherem — 1 shared verse
- Beth-hoglah — 1 shared verse
- Egypt — 1 shared verse
- Emek-keziz — 1 shared verse
and 13 further places named alongside this person.