And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the guard was there whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he laid hold on the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Thou art deserting to the Chaldeans. Verse Concepts

Jeremiah 20:2

And Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, which was in the house of Jehovah. Verse Concepts

Jeremiah 38:7

And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon now the king was sitting in the gate of Benjamin, Verse Concepts

Zechariah 14:10

All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem shall be turned as the Arabah; and Jerusalem shall be lifted up, and shall dwell in her own place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner-gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Skill in archery and as slingers of stones

1 Chronicles 12:2

armed with bows, using both the right hand and the left with stones and with arrows on the bow; they were of Saul's brethren of Benjamin: Verse Concepts

1 Chronicles 8:40

And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers; and they had many sons, and sons' sons, a hundred and fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin. Verse Concepts

Judges 3:15

But when the people of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up for them a deliverer, Ehud, the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, a left-handed man. The people of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab. Verse Concepts

Judges 20:16

Among all these were seven hundred picked men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair, and not miss. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Clans of

Numbers 26:38-40

The sons of Benjamin, after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites; of Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites. And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman; of Ard the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.

1 Chronicles 7:6-12

The sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three. And the sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers' houses, mighty men of valour; and they were registered by their genealogy twenty-two thousand and thirty-four. And the sons of Becher: Zemirah, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jeremoth, and Abijah, and Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were the sons of Becher. read more.
And they were registered by their genealogy by their generations, heads of their fathers' houses, mighty men of valour, twenty thousand two hundred. And the sons of Jediael: Bilhan; and the sons of Bilhan: Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tarshish, and Ahishahar. All these were the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valour, seventeen thousand two hundred, fit for service for war. And Shuppim, and Huppim, the children of Ir. Hushim: the sons of Aher.

Benjamin » Tribe of » Loyal to ish-bosheth, the son of saul

2 Samuel 2:9

and made him king over Gilead, and over the Asshurites, and over Jizreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel. Verse Concepts

2 Samuel 2:15

And they arose and went over by number, twelve for Benjamin, and for Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David. Verse Concepts

2 Samuel 2:31

And the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, three hundred and sixty men, who had died. Verse Concepts

1 Chronicles 12:29

And of the children of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand; but hitherto the greater part of them had adhered to the house of Saul. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Son of jacob by rachel » Descendants of

Genesis 46:21

And the sons of Benjamin: Belah, And Becher, And Ashbel, Gera And Naaman, Ehi And Rosh, Muppim, And Huppim, And Ard. Verse Concepts

Numbers 26:38-41

Benjamin » Tribe of » Saul, the first king of israel, from

1 Samuel 9:1

And there was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjaminite, a mighty man of wealth.

1 Samuel 9:17

And as Samuel saw Saul, Jehovah answered him, Behold the man of whom I spoke to thee! this man shall rule over my people. Verse Concepts

1 Samuel 10:20-21

And Samuel caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken. And he caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, and the family of Matri was taken; and Saul the son of Kish was taken. And they sought him, but he was not to be found.

Benjamin » Tribe of » Loyal to rehoboam

1 Kings 12:21

And Rehoboam came to Jerusalem; and he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men apt for war, to fight against the house of Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon. Verse Concepts

2 Chronicles 11:1

And Rehoboam came to Jerusalem; and he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men apt for war, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Subsequently joins david

2 Samuel 3:19

And Abner also spoke in the ears of Benjamin; and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.

2 Samuel 19:16-17

And Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, who was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David. And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they forded the Jordan before the king.

Benjamin » Son of jacob by rachel

Genesis 35:18

And it came to pass as her soul was departing for she died that she called his name Benoni; but his father called him Benjamin. Verse Concepts

Genesis 35:24

The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

Genesis 46:19

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

Benjamin » Son of jacob by rachel » Taken into egypt

Benjamin » Tribe of » Paul, of the tribe of

Romans 11:1

I say then, Has God cast away his people? Far be the thought. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. Verse Concepts

Philippians 3:5

as to circumcision, I received it the eighth day; of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » A company of, joins david at ziklag

1 Chronicles 12:1-2

Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he kept still close because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men who helped him in the conflict; armed with bows, using both the right hand and the left with stones and with arrows on the bow; they were of Saul's brethren of Benjamin:

1 Chronicles 12:16

And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold to David.

Benjamin » Tribe of » Allotment in the land of canaan

Joshua 18:11-28

And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families. And the territory of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph. And their border on the north side was from the Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up to the mountain westward; and ended at the wilderness of Beth-Aven; and the border passed on from thence toward Luz, to the south side of Luz, which is Bethel: and the border went down to Ataroth-Addar, near the hill that is on the south of the lower Beth-horon. read more.
And the border reached along and turned on the west side, southward from the hill that is before Beth-horon southward; and ended at Kirjath-Baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, a city of the children of Judah: this is the west side. And the south side was from the extreme end of Kirjath-jearim, And the border went out on the west, And went out to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah. And the border went down to the end of the mountain that is before the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is in the valley of Rephaim on the north, and went down the valley of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite on the south, and went down to En-rogel; and it reached along on the north, and went forth to En-shemesh, and went forth towards Geliloth, which is opposite to the ascent of Adummim, and went down to the stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben, and passed along towards the side opposite to Arabah northwards, and went down to Arabah; and the border passed on to the side of Beth-hoglah on the north, and the border ended at the tongue of the salt sea northward, at the south end of the Jordan: this is the southern border. And the Jordan borders it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, according to its borders round about, according to their families. And the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were: Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and Emek-Keziz, and Beth-Arabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel, and Avvim, and Parah, and Ophrah, and Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni, and Geba: twelve cities and their hamlets; Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth, and Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah, and Rekem, and Jirpeel, and Tharalah, and Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, that is, Jerusalem, Gibeah, Kirjath: fourteen cities and their hamlets. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.

Benjamin » Tribe of » Position of, in camp and march

Numbers 2:18

The standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts shall be westward; and the prince of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud; Verse Concepts

Numbers 2:22

And with them shall be the tribe of Benjamin; and the prince of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni;

Benjamin » Tribe of » Did not avenge the crime of the gibeonites against the levite's concubine, the war that followed

Benjamin » Tribe of » Reallotment

Ezekiel 48:23

And as for the rest of the tribes: from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin one portion. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Military forces of » During the reign of jehoshaphat

2 Chronicles 17:17

And of Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valour, and with him two hundred thousand, armed with bow and shield; Verse Concepts

Benjamin » A son of harim

Ezra 10:32

Benjamin, Malluch, Shemariah.

Benjamin » Son of jacob by rachel » Prophecy concerning

Genesis 49:27

Benjamin as a wolf will he tear to pieces; In the morning he will devour the prey, And in the evening he will divide the booty. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Not enrolled by joab when he took a census of the military forces of israel

1 Chronicles 21:6

But Levi and Benjamin he did not count among them; for the king's word was abominable to Joab. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Its rank during the time of samuel

1 Samuel 9:21

And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjaminite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? and why dost thou speak such words to me? Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Moses' benediction upon

Deuteronomy 32:12

So Jehovah alone did lead him, And no strange god was with him. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Military forces of » During the reign of asa

2 Chronicles 14:8

And Asa had an army that bore targets and spears: out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew the bow, two hundred and eighty thousand: all these, mighty men of valour. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Census of » On the plain of moab

Numbers 26:41

These are the sons of Benjamin after their families; and they that were numbered of them were forty-five thousand six hundred. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Jew » Purified » Jerusalem walls

Nehemiah 12:34

Judah and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,

Benjamin » Grandson of benjamin

1 Chronicles 7:10

And the sons of Jediael: Bilhan; and the sons of Bilhan: Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

Benjamin » A son of harim » Probably identical with the man mentioned in

Nehemiah 3:23

After them repaired Benjamin and Hasshub over against their house. After them repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, by his house.

Benjamin » Tribe of » Return to palestine from the exile in babylon

Ezra 1:5

And the chief fathers of Judah and Benjamin rose up, and the priests, and the Levites, even all those whose spirit God had stirred, to go up to build the house of Jehovah which is at Jerusalem. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Territory of, invaded by the ammonites

Judges 10:9

And the Ammonites crossed the Jordan to fight also against Judah and against Benjamin and against the house of E'phraim; so that Israel was sorely distressed. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Join deborah in the war against sisera

Judges 5:14

From E'phraim they set out thither into the valley, following you, Benjamin, with your kinsmen; from Machir marched down the commanders, and from Zeb'ulun those who bear the marshal's staff; Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Did not exterminate the jebusites

Judges 1:21

But the people of Benjamin did not drive out the Jeb'usites who dwelt in Jerusalem; so the Jeb'usites have dwelt with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Jerusalem within the territory of

Jeremiah 6:1

Flee for safety, ye children of Benjamin, out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a signal in Beth-haccerem; for evil appeareth out of the north, and a great destruction. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Census of » At sinai

Numbers 1:37

those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty-five thousand four hundred. Verse Concepts

Benjamin » Tribe of » Saints of, seen in john's vision

Revelation 7:8

out of the tribe of Zabulun, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand sealed. Verse Concepts

jacob » His final prophetic benedictions upon his sons » Benjamin