Tribe of Benjamin

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King of Israel biblical group biblical patriarch biblical tribe tribe of Israel

The Tribe of Benjamin was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, historically located between Judah and the northern tribes and known for producing Israel’s first king, Saul.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Tribe of Benjamin canonical 27
tribe of Benjamin 8
Benjaminite (biblical tribe context) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Israel ⓘ
biblical group ⓘ
biblical patriarch ⓘ
biblical tribe ⓘ
tribe of Israel ⓘ
alliedWith King Davidic dynasty ⓘ
surface form: House of David

Kingdom of Judah ⓘ
ancestralTo Apostle Paul ⓘ
surface form: Apostle Paul (according to New Testament)
associatedWithEvent Benjaminite civil war in Judges 19–21 ⓘ
blessingDescribedIn Deuteronomy 33:12 ⓘ
Genesis 49:27 ⓘ
borderedBy tribe of Ephraim ⓘ
surface form: Tribe of Ephraim

Tribe of Judah ⓘ
Tribe of Manasseh ⓘ
surface form: Tribe of Manasseh (in some territorial descriptions)
capitalOrKeyCity Gibeah ⓘ
surface form: Gibeah (in some periods)
childOf Jacob ⓘ
Rachel ⓘ
covenantalStatus part of covenant people of Israel ⓘ
ethnicGroup Israelites ⓘ
language Hebrew ⓘ
locatedBetween Tribe of Judah ⓘ
northern tribes of Israel ⓘ
mentionedIn Book of Genesis ⓘ
Book of Joshua ⓘ
Judges ⓘ
surface form: Book of Judges

Books of Chronicles ⓘ
Books of Samuel ⓘ
militaryReputation mighty warriors ⓘ
skilled slingers ⓘ
namedAfter Benjamin ⓘ
parent Tribe of Benjamin self-linksurface differs ⓘ
partOf Twelve Tribes of Israel ⓘ
southern kingdom after the division of Israel ⓘ
positionHeld first king of Israel ⓘ
produced Saul ⓘ
region central hill country of ancient Israel ⓘ
religion Judaism ⓘ
roleInMonarchy provided first Israelite monarchy through Saul ⓘ
scripturalTradition Tanakh ⓘ
surface form: Hebrew Bible
territoryIncludes Bethel ⓘ
surface form: Bethel (border region)

Gibeah ⓘ
Jerusalem ⓘ
surface form: Jerusalem (partly, in some traditions)

Mizpah ⓘ
timePeriod Iron Age ⓘ
surface form: Iron Age Levant
traditionalSymbol wolf ⓘ
tribe Tribe of Benjamin self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Tribe of Benjamin self-linksurface differs ⓘ

Referenced by (38)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tribe of Judah → borderedBy → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
Judges → featuresTribe → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
subject surface form: Book of Judges
this entity surface form: tribe of Benjamin
King Saul → tribe → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
Twelve Tribes of Israel → hasMember → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
Israel → associatedWithTribe → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
Jeremiah → tribalAffiliationTradition → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
this entity surface form: TribeOfBenjamin
Gibeah → locatedIn → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
Rachel → associatedWith → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
this entity surface form: tribe of Benjamin
Kingdom of Judah → associatedWithTribe → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
Tribe of Benjamin → parent → Tribe of Benjamin self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Benjamin
Tribe of Benjamin → tribe → Tribe of Benjamin self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Saul
Tribe of Benjamin → tribe → Tribe of Benjamin self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Apostle Paul
tribe of Ephraim → bordersWith → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
subject surface form: Tribe of Ephraim
Ish-bosheth → tribe → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
Saul → tribe → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
Malchi-shua → tribe → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
Saul–David conflict → involvesTribe → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
this entity surface form: tribe of Benjamin
Kish → tribe → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
Ehud → tribe → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
Israelite conquest of Canaan → associatedWithTribe → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
this entity surface form: tribe of Benjamin
Ephraim → borderedBy → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
Tribe of Manasseh → brotherTribe → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
Benjamin → tribe → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
subject surface form: King Saul
Benjamin → tribe → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
subject surface form: Apostle Paul
Kiriath-jearim → borderOf → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
Bethel → tribalAssociation → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
this entity surface form: tribe of Benjamin
Anathoth → locatedIn → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
Anathoth → populationGroup → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benjaminites
Hilkiah → tribe → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
patriarch Jacob → tribeAncestor → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
subject surface form: Jacob
House of Jacob → includesTribe → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
this entity surface form: tribe of Benjamin
Benjamin → hasAssociatedDemonym → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benjaminite (biblical tribe context)
Tell el-Ful → associatedWithBiblicalTribe → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
Ten Lost Tribes of Israel → distinctFrom → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
Genesis 49 → containsProphecyAbout → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
this entity surface form: tribe of Benjamin
Mizpah → associatedWithTribe → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
Deuteronomy 33:12 → addressee → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
this entity surface form: tribe of Benjamin
Binyamin → tribeEponym → Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ