Benjamin
Hebrew originBenjamin is Jacob and Rachel's youngest son; in Genesis 49 Jacob likens him to a ravening wolf who shares out the spoil.
- Meaning
- Ben-Oni — son of my sorrow · Benjamin — son of the right hand
- Occupation
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- First mention
- Genesis 35:18
Family
Parents
Jacob
Yahweh names Jacob with Abraham and Isaac when he tells Moses to lead Israel to …
Rachel
Rachel is Laban's younger daughter and Jacob's beloved wife; in Genesis 48 Jacob…
Siblings
Reuben
Reuben is Jacob and Leah's firstborn; in Genesis 49 Jacob declares he will not b…
Simeon
Simeon is Jacob and Leah's second son; in Genesis 49 Jacob pairs him with Levi f…
Levi
Levi is Jacob and Leah's third son; Genesis 49 pairs him with Simeon for rage an…
Judah
Judah is Jacob and Leah's fourth son; in Genesis 49 Jacob blesses him as a lion'…
Dan
Dan is Jacob's son through Bilhah; in Genesis 49 Jacob blesses him to govern his…
Naphtali
Naphtali is Jacob's son through Bilhah; in Genesis 49 Jacob likens him to a swif…
Gad
Gad is Jacob's son through Zilpah; in Genesis 49 Jacob blesses him as one who wi…
Asher
Asher is Jacob's son through Zilpah; in Genesis 49 Jacob blesses him with rich f…
Issachar
Issachar is Jacob and Leah's fifth son; in Genesis 49 Jacob likens him to a stro…
Zebulun
Zebulun is Jacob and Leah's sixth son; in Genesis 49 Jacob blesses him to live b…
Dinah
Dinah is Jacob and Leah's daughter; Genesis 34 recounts her violation by Shechem…
Joseph
Joseph put Israel under oath to take his bones from Egypt; in Exodus 13 Moses ta…
Scripture references
- Genesis 35:18
At the moment when she breathed her last, for she was dying, she named him Ben-Oni. His father, however, named him Benjamin.
- Genesis 35:24
The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
- Genesis 43:15
The men took this gift; they took double the amount of money with them, and Benjamin. They set off, went down to Egypt and presented themselves before Joseph.
- Genesis 43:29
Looking about, he saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son. 'Is this your youngest brother', he asked, 'of whom you told me?' And he added, 'God be good to you, my son.'
- Genesis 43:34
He had portions carried to them from his own dish, the portion for Benjamin being five times larger than any of the others. And they feasted with him and drank freely.
- Genesis 44:12
He searched, beginning with the eldest and ending with the youngest, and found the cup in Benjamin's sack.
- Genesis 45:12
You can see with your own eyes, and my brother Benjamin can see too, that I am who I say I am.
- Genesis 45:14
Then throwing his arms round the neck of his brother Benjamin he wept; and Benjamin wept on his shoulder.
- Genesis 45:22
To each and every one he gave new clothes, and to Benjamin three hundred shekels of silver and five changes of clothes.
- Genesis 46:19
The sons of Rachel wife of Jacob: Joseph and Benjamin.
- Genesis 46:21
The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and Ard.
- Genesis 49:27
Benjamin is a ravening wolf, in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he is still sharing out the spoil.'