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    Benjamin

    בִּנְיָמִיןΒενιαμίν

    Benjamin, initially named Ben-oni by his mother Rachel, was the youngest son of Jacob.

    IllustrationGenesis 45Benjamin and Joseph share a tearful embrace during their reunion, with Benjamin's silver and five changes of clothing nearby.
    verses
    166
    first named
    Genesis 35:18
    last named
    Revelation 7:8
    period
    the Patriarchs
    tribe
    Benjamin

    Description

    Who was Benjamin?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Benjamin was the youngest son of Israel (or 'Jacob') and his beloved wife Rachel. Rachel died giving birth to Benjamin and named him Ben-oni, meaning "son of my sorrow," but Jacob renamed him Benjamin, meaning "son of the right hand" (Gen. 35:18,24). Benjamin was one of the twelve sons of Jacob who became the ancestors of the twelve tribes of Israel.

    As a young man, Benjamin was kept at home by his father while his brothers went to Egypt to buy grain during a famine (Gen. 42:4). Later, when the brothers returned to Egypt with Benjamin, Joseph showed favoritism towards him (Gen. 43:34). After Joseph revealed his identity, he sent his brothers back to Canaan with gifts, giving Benjamin 300 pieces of silver and five sets of clothes (Gen. 45:22).

    In Jacob's final blessing, he described Benjamin as a "ravenous wolf" (Gen. 49:27), possibly alluding to the tribe's fierceness in battle. During the Exodus, the tribe of Benjamin was led by Abidan son of Gideoni (Num. 1:11; 2:22). Notable Benjamites include Ehud, a left-handed judge who delivered Israel from Moabite oppression (Jdg. 3:15), and King Saul, the first king of Israel (1Sam. 9:21).

    The tribe of Benjamin was known for its military prowess and played a significant role in Israel's history, despite being one of the smallest tribes. They were loyal to David during Absalom's rebellion (2Sam. 19:17) and later supported the southern kingdom of Judah after the division of the monarchy (1Ki. 12:21). In the New Testament, the apostle Paul proudly identified himself as a Benjamite (Rom. 11:1; Phil. 3:5).

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Benjamin10 of 45 entities the graph connects to Benjamin, in 2 groups: kinship 7, events 3. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.IsraelChild of · 15 events · 2,578 versesJudahSibling of · 13 events · 1,023 versesLeviSibling of · 7 events · 329 versesJosephSibling of · 6 events · 197 versesReubenSibling of · 4 events · 86 versesGadSibling of · 71 versesNaphtaliSibling of · 50 versesKinshipJerusalem4 events · 888 versesEphraim4 events · 159 versesManasseh4 events · 112 versesEventsBenjamin

    The 10 best-attested of 45 are drawn. All 45 are listed below.

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    and 56 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Benjamin happensAll 2 places the claims about Benjamin reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Jerusalem, Jordan. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Benjamin there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.JerusalemJordan
    the PatriarchsAll 2 places the claims about Benjamin reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 166, across 23 books. The name is written 176 times in them.

    1. Genesis16 verses

      35:1835:2442:442:3643:1443:1543:1643:2943:3444:1245:1245:1445:2246:1946:2149:27

    2. Exodus1 verse

      1:3

    3. Numbers10 verses

      1:111:361:372:227:6010:2413:926:3826:4134:21

    4. Deuteronomy2 verses

      27:1233:12

    5. Joshua6 verses

      18:1118:2018:2118:2821:421:17

    6. Judges44 verses

      1:213:155:1410:919:1419:1620:320:420:1020:1220:1320:1420:1520:1720:1820:2020:2120:2320:2420:2520:2820:3020:3120:3220:3520:3620:3920:4020:4120:4320:4420:4620:4821:121:621:1321:1421:1521:1621:1721:1821:2021:2121:23

    7. 1 Samuel13 verses

      4:129:19:49:169:2110:210:2010:2113:213:1513:1614:1622:7

    8. 2 Samuel12 verses

      2:92:152:252:313:194:216:1119:1619:1720:121:1423:29

    9. 1 Kings5 verses

      2:84:1812:2112:2315:22

    10. 1 Chronicles15 verses

      2:26:606:657:68:18:409:39:711:3112:212:1612:2921:627:1227:21

    11. 2 Chronicles14 verses

      11:111:311:1011:1211:2314:815:215:815:917:1725:531:134:934:32

    12. Ezra3 verses

      1:54:110:9

    13. Nehemiah4 verses

      11:411:711:3111:36

    14. Esther1 verse

      2:5

    15. Psalms3 verses

      7:168:2780:2

    16. Jeremiah7 verses

      1:16:117:2632:832:4433:1337:12

    17. Ezekiel4 verses

      48:2248:2348:2448:32

    18. Hosea1 verse

      5:8

    19. Obadiah1 verse

      1:19

    20. Acts1 verse

      13:21

    21. Romans1 verse

      11:1

    22. Philippians1 verse

      3:5

    23. Revelation1 verse

      7:8

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Dinah and Issachar, and 7 moreLeahWife of Jacob; mother of six sons and Dinahvia Asher and Gad, and 3 moreIsraelite CampingIsraelite Camping is an event attested across 11 verses, connecting 5 pageable entities.via Asa’s assembly and Joab and David’s command of Israel, and 1 moreJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsvia Anathoth and FieldJeremiah’s purchase of Field, Deed, and ScalesJeremiah’s purchase of Field, Deed, and Scales is an event attested across 4 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Judah and Jacob Sons, and 1 moreIsrael’s sending of Brother and JudahIsrael’s sending of Brother and Judah is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Israel’s assignment of Hebron Surrounding Pasturelands, Hebron, Libnah, Jattir, and Eshtemoa and Tribal Sealing, and 1 moreManassehFirstborn son of Joseph, blessed by Jacob.via Judah and Naphtali, and 2 moreJosiah’s cleansing of High Place, Asherah, Carved Idol, Cast Image, Baal Altars, Incense Altars, Asherah Poles, Carved Idols, Cast Images, Judah, Jerusalem, and AbominationJosiah’s cleansing of High Place, Asherah, Carved Idol, Cast Image, Baal Altars, Incense Altars, Asherah Poles, Carved Idols, Cast Images, Judah, Jerusalem, and Abomination is an event attested across 6 verses, connecting 9 pageable entities.via ShimeiElaSon of Uzzi, an official under Solomonvia Asher and Issachar, and 1 moreReceiving of Golan, Ashtaroth, Levite Pasturelands, Kishion, Daberath, Gershonite Cities, and Gershonite PasturelandsReceiving of Golan, Ashtaroth, Levite Pasturelands, Kishion, Daberath, Gershonite Cities, and Gershonite Pasturelands is an event attested across 6 verses, connecting 13 pageable entities.

    Where they appear

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    Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

    12 more chapters, from 1 Chronicles 8 to Obadiah 1

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