Limitless Word

Benjamin

Person

A man who founded the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.35.18) referred to as Benjamin or Benjaminite (בִּנְיָמִין), or Ben-oni (בֶּן־אוֹנִ֑י), or [Ben]jamin (יָמִין), or Benjaminite (בֶּן־יְמִינִי), or [Ben]jaminite (יְמִינִי), or [Ben]jaminite (יָֽמִינִי), or Benjamin (Βενιαμίν); son of Israel and Rachel; a brother of Joseph; half-brother of: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun and Dinah; father of Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ahiram, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, Ard, Ahiram and Jediael.

Their thread through Scripture

  • Genesis 35:18

    As her soul was departing (for she died), she named him Benoni, but his father named him Benjamin.