Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.

General references

Bible References

Ravin

Genesis 35:18
And it came to pass, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she called his name Ben-oni, but his father called him Benjamin.
Genesis 46:21
And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Ashbel. And the sons of Bela were Gera, and Naaman, and Anchis, and Rosh, and Mamphim. And Gera begot Ard.
Deuteronomy 33:12
Of Benjamin he said, The beloved of LORD shall dwell in safety by him. He covers him all the day long, and he dwells between his shoulders.

A wolf

Numbers 23:24
Behold, the people rise up as a lioness, and as a lion he lifts himself up. He shall not lie down until he eats of the prey, and drinks the blood of the slain.
Judges 3:15
But when the sons of Israel cried to LORD, LORD raised up for them a savior, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. And the sons of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.
Judges 20:21
And the sons of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites on that day twenty-two thousand men.
1 Samuel 11:4
Then the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, and spoke these words in the ears of the people. And all the people lifted up their voice, and wept.
Acts 8:3
But Saul was ravaging the church, entering from house to house. Dragging both men and women, he gave them over to prison.
Acts 9:1
But Saul, still breathing threat and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, after going to the high priest,
Philippians 3:5
in circumcision the eighth day, of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; regarding law, a Pharisee;

At night

Jeremiah 5:6
Therefore a lion out of the forest shall kill them; a wolf of the evenings shall destroy them; a leopard shall watch against their cities. Everyone who goes out from there shall be torn in pieces, because their transgressions are m
Ezekiel 22:25
There is a conspiracy by her prophets in the midst of it, like a roaring lion ravening the prey. They have devoured souls. They take treasure and precious things. They have made her widows many in the midst thereof.
Hosea 13:7
Therefore I am to them as a lion. As a leopard I will watch by the way.
Zephaniah 3:3
Her rulers in the midst of her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing till the morrow.
Matthew 7:15
But beware of FALSE prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are predatory wolves.
Matthew 10:16
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves. Become ye therefore wise as serpents, and innocent as doves.
Acts 20:29
For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

General references

Numbers 1:36
Of the sons of Benjamin, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,