Benjamin

Where the Bible names him

1. Genesis 35:18

   And with her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni. But his father called him Benjamin.

2. Genesis 35:24

   The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.

3. Genesis 42:4

   But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “I am afraid that harm might befall him.”

4. Genesis 42:36

   Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”

5. Genesis 43:14

   May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”

6. Genesis 43:15

   So the men took these gifts, along with double the amount of silver, and Benjamin as well. Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.

7. Genesis 43:16

   When Joseph saw Benjamin with his brothers, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare it, for they shall dine with me at noon.”

8. Genesis 43:29

   When Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Then he declared, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”

9. Genesis 43:34

   When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.

10. Genesis 44:12

    The steward searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest—and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.

11. Genesis 45:12

    Behold! You and my brother Benjamin can see that I, Joseph, am the one speaking with you.

12. Genesis 45:14

    Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced.

13. Genesis 45:22

    He gave new garments to each of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.

14. Genesis 46:19

    The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

15. Genesis 46:21

    The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

16. Genesis 49:27

    Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”

17. Exodus 1:3

    Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;

18. Numbers 1:11

    from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;

19. Numbers 1:36

    From the sons of Benjamin, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,

20. Numbers 1:37

    those registered to the tribe of Benjamin numbered 35,400.

21. Numbers 2:22

    Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the Benjamites is Abidan son of Gideoni,

22. Numbers 7:60

    On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, the leader of the Benjamites, drew near.

23. Numbers 10:24

    and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin.

24. Numbers 13:9

    from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu;

25. Numbers 26:38

    These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans: The Belaite clan from Bela, the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel, the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram,

26. Numbers 26:41

    These were the clans of Benjamin, and their registration numbered 45,600.

27. Numbers 34:21

    Elidad son of Chislon from the tribe of Benjamin;

28. Deuteronomy 27:12

    “When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.

29. Deuteronomy 33:12

    Concerning Benjamin he said: “May the beloved of the LORD rest secure in Him; God shields him all day long, and upon His shoulders he rests.”

30. Joshua 18:11

    The first lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. Their allotted territory lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph:

31. Joshua 18:20

    On the east side the border was the Jordan. These were the borders around the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.

32. Joshua 18:21

    These were the cities of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz,

33. Joshua 18:28

    Zelah, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen cities, along with their villages. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.

34. Joshua 21:4

    The first lot came out for the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

35. Joshua 21:17

    And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,

36. Judges 1:21

    The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.

37. Judges 3:15

    And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.

38. Judges 5:14

    Some came from Ephraim, with their roots in Amalek; Benjamin came with your people after you. The commanders came down from Machir, the bearers of the marshal’s staff from Zebulun.

39. Judges 10:9

    The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, and Israel was in deep distress.

40. Judges 19:14

    So they continued on their journey, and the sun set as they neared Gibeah in Benjamin.