Benjamin

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Benjamin is one of the twelve tribes of Israel, traditionally descended from Jacob’s youngest son and often associated with valor in battle and a favored status in biblical narratives.

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Label Occurrences
Benjamin canonical 36
בנימין 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Israel
biblical patriarch
biblical people
early Christian apostle
tribe of Israel
alliedWith Tribe of Judah
associatedText Jacob’s blessing in Genesis 49:27
Moses’ blessing in Deuteronomy 33:12
associatedWith Apostle Paul
King Saul
blessedBy Jacob
Moses
borderedBy tribe of Ephraim
surface form: Tribe of Ephraim

Tribe of Judah
Tribe of Manasseh
describedAs favored in some biblical narratives
ethnicGroup Israelites
father Jacob
language Hebrew
locatedIn Land of Canaan
surface form: land of Canaan
mentionedIn Book of Genesis
Book of Joshua
Judges
surface form: Book of Judges

Books of Kings
Books of Samuel
mother Rachel
namedAfter Benjamin son of Jacob
partOf Twelve Tribes of Israel
religion Judaism
religiousTradition Christianity
Islam
Judaism
reputationFor left-handed warriors
skilled archers
valor in battle
roleIn Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)
surface form: United Monarchy of Israel

civil war in Book of Judges
sacredText Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible
sibling Joseph son of Jacob
status one of the smaller tribes of Israel
symbol wolf (in Jacob’s blessing)
territoryIncludes Bethel (border region)
Gibeah
Mizpah
city of Jerusalem (partly, in some traditions)
traditionalAncestor Benjamin son of Jacob
tribe Tribe of Benjamin
Tribe of Benjamin

Referenced by (37)

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Benjamin Rein Brady givenName Benjamin
Walter Benjamin familyName Benjamin
"Appalachian Journey" album hasTrack Benjamin
subject surface form: Appalachian Journey
Ben Bradlee givenName Benjamin
Benjamin F. Butler givenName Benjamin
Mr Hudson givenName Benjamin
Jebus associatedWithTribe Benjamin
B. B. Warfield givenName Benjamin
Benjamin Netanyahu givenName Benjamin
Benjamin Whitrow givenName Benjamin
Benny Safdie givenName Benjamin
Israel hasChild Benjamin
Reuben sibling Benjamin
Levi sibling Benjamin
Gad brother Benjamin
Gad halfBrother Benjamin
Naphtali sibling Benjamin
Issachar halfSibling Benjamin
Asher halfBrotherOf Benjamin
Zebulun halfSibling Benjamin
Gibeah biblicalTribeTerritory Benjamin
Gibeah associatedWithTribe Benjamin
Rachel motherOf Benjamin
Tribe of Benjamin namedAfter Benjamin
Song of Deborah mentionsTribe Benjamin
Ish-bosheth reignedOver Benjamin
Psalm 80 addressesTribes Benjamin
Prophet Joseph hasSibling Benjamin
Anathoth tribalTerritory Benjamin
Children of Jacob hasMember Benjamin
זְבֻלוּן אחיו Benjamin
subject surface form: זבולון
this entity surface form: בנימין
Genesis 49 mentions Benjamin