Thematic Bible: Benjamin


Thematic Bible



When he came to Benjamin Gate, the captain of the guard there, whose name was Irijah, son of Shelemiah and grandson of Hananiah, arrested the prophet Jeremiah. He said: You are deserting to the Babylonians! Verse ConceptsFalse Accusations, Examples OfCaptainsFalse AccusationsNamed GatesTurning Against MenNamed Prophets Of The Lord

Pashhur had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put him in the stocks that were at the upper Benjamin Gate, which was by the house of Jehovah. Verse ConceptsFloggingGatesNamed Gates

Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, a eunuch (officer) who worked in the royal palace, heard that they had put me in the well. At that time the king was holding court at the Benjamin Gate. Verse ConceptsDungeonseunuchsSittingSitting In The GatewayNamed Gates

All the land will be made like the Arabah, from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem. Jerusalem will be lifted up, and will dwell in her place, from Benjamin's gate to the place of the first gate, to the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananel to the king's winepresses. Verse ConceptsTowersWinepressNamed GatesTreading Grapes

All of them were expert archers who could shoot arrows or sling stones with their left hand as well as their right. They were all relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin. Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalSlingsStonesWarriorsLeft HandedThrowing StonesArrows

The sons of Ulam were brave warriors who could handle the bow. They had many sons and grandsons, one hundred fifty in all. All these were the descendants of Benjamin. Verse ConceptsGrandchildrenArchers, In ArmiesWarriors

Then the Israelites cried out to Jehovah. So he sent someone to free them. This was Ehud, a left-handed man, who was the son of Gera, from the tribe of Benjamin. The people of Israel sent Ehud to King Eglon of Moab with gifts for him. Verse ConceptsHandsTaxationTributesAnswered PrayerLeft Handed

Besides these, the citizens of Gibeah gathered seven hundred specially chosen men who were left-handed. Every one of them could sling a stone at a strand of hair and never miss. Verse ConceptsHairsHandsSlingsStonesWarriorsAccuracyAmbidextrousSeven To Nine HundredLeft HandedThrowing StonesSlinging StonesOther References To HairMissing The MarkHair

The families descended from Benjamin were the family of Bela, the family of Ashbel, the family of Ahiram, the family of Shupham, and the family of Hupham. The descendants of Bela through Ard and Naaman were the family of Ard and the family of Naaman.

Three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker and Jediael. The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth and Iri, heads of families, five in all. Their genealogical record listed twenty-two thousand and thirty-four fighting men. The sons of Beker: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Beker. read more.
Their genealogical record listed the heads of families and twenty thousand two hundred fighting men. The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish and Ahishahar. All these sons of Jediael were heads of families. There were seventeen thousand two hundred fighting men ready to go out to war. The Shuppites and Huppites were the descendants of Ir, and the Hushites the descendants of Aher.

Abner made him king of Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin, that is, all Israel. Verse ConceptsMaking KingsNorthern Kingdom Of Israel

Twelve of Ishbosheth's men from the tribe of Benjamin got up to fight twelve of David's men. Verse ConceptsTwelve Beings

David's men killed three hundred and sixty of the men of Benjamin under Abner's command. Verse ConceptsThree To Four HundredThree Hundred And AboveKilling Within Israel

From the tribe of Benjamin, Saul's relatives, there were three thousand warriors. Most of the men from Benjamin had remained loyal to Saul until this time. Verse ConceptsCoronationsThree Thousand And Up

The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. Verse ConceptsTribes Of Israel

The families descended from Benjamin were the family of Bela, the family of Ashbel, the family of Ahiram, the family of Shupham, and the family of Hupham. The descendants of Bela through Ard and Naaman were the family of Ard and the family of Naaman. read more.
These were the families descended from Benjamin. The total number of men was forty-five thousand six hundred.

There was a wealthy and influential man named Kish. He was from the tribe of Benjamin. He was the son of Abiel and grandson of Zeror. He belonged to the family of Becorath, a part of the clan of Aphiah.

Samuel noticed Saul. Jehovah told him: There is the man I told you about. This man will govern my people. Verse ConceptsCivil authoritiesChoices

Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward. The tribe of Benjamin was chosen. He had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by families. The family of Matri (Matrites) was chosen. Then Saul, the son of Kish, was chosen. They looked for him but could not find him.

When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he called together one hundred and eighty thousand of the best soldiers from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. He wanted to go to war and restore his control over the northern tribes of Israel. Verse ConceptsWarfare, Examples OfAssembling IsraelOne Hundred Thousand And MoreReinstating PeopleCivil War

Rehoboam came to Jerusalem and gathered the people of Judah and Benjamin. There were one hundred and eighty thousand of the best soldiers, to fight against Israel and return the kingdom to Rehoboam. Verse ConceptsOne Hundred Thousand And More

Abner also spoke to the people of Benjamin. Then Abner went directly to David in Hebron. He told him everything Israel and the entire tribe of Benjamin had approved.

Shimei son of Gera from the tribe of Benjamin and the town of Bahurim, hurried down with the people of Judah to meet King David. One thousand people from Benjamin were with him. Ziba the servant of Saul's family rushed to the Jordan River across from the king. Ziba brought his fifteen sons and twenty servants.

Rachel was dying! With her last breath she named her son Ben-oni (Son of My Sorrow), but his father named him Benjamin (Son of My Right Hand). Verse ConceptsAfterlifePainSuffering, Nature OfBlessings For The Right HandPeople With Apt NamesIntermediate StateMothers DeathDeath Of A ChildDeath Of A MotherDeath Of A Father

The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.

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

I ask has God rejected his people? Certainly not! I also am an Israelite, a descendant of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. Verse ConceptsAcceptance, From GodAcceptance, divineAbraham, Family And DescendantsGod Not ForsakingFar Be It!Prayer For Jerusalemisrael

I was circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; Verse ConceptsCircumcision, physicalDay 8ScholarsLess Than A Year OldTaking The Law To HeartJewszealots

The following men joined David at Ziklag while he was hiding from Saul son of Kish. They were among the warriors who fought beside David in battle. All of them were expert archers who could shoot arrows or sling stones with their left hand as well as their right. They were all relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin.

Others from Benjamin and Judah came to David at the stronghold.

The lot for the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the boundary of their lot came between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph. And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and it ended at the wilderness of Bethaven. The border went from there to Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Bethel, southward; and the border descended to Ataroth-adar, near the hill that lies on the south side of the nether Beth-horon. read more.
From the hill that lies before Beth-horon southward; and it ended at Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter. And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjath-jearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah. The border came down to the end of the mountain that is before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to En-rogel, And was drawn from the north, and went forth to En-shemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben, It passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down to Arabah: The border passed along to the side of Beth-hoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this was the south coast. Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the border according to their families. Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and the valley of Keziz, Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel, Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah, Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages: Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth, Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah, Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah, And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.

On the west side the armies led by Ephraim will camp under their flag. Elishama, son of Ammihud is the leader for the people of Ephraim. Verse ConceptsTribes Of IsraelWest SidesFlags

Then will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader for the people of Benjamin is Abidan, son of Gideoni.

This is what the rest of the tribes will receive: Benjamin will have one part of the land. It will extend from the eastern border to the western border. Verse ConceptsEast And West

From Benjamin there was the fighting man Eliada with two hundred thousand armed men with bows and shields. Verse ConceptsSoldiersTwo Hundred Thousand And More

Benjamin, Malluch, Shemariah.

Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning and evening he destroys his enemies. Verse ConceptsWolvesIn The MorningDividing PlunderFierce Men

Because Joab disapproved of the king's command, he did not take any census of the tribes of Levi and Benjamin. Verse ConceptsCensus

Saul replied: I am a man from the tribe of Benjamin. It is the smallest tribe of Israel. My family is the most insignificant of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin. Why are you saying such things to me? Verse ConceptsClansHumilityMinistry, Qualifications ForTimidityMinoritiesSelf AbasementSmall ThingsI Am Unimportant

Jehovah alone led his people. No foreign god was with them. Verse ConceptsDivine LeadingGuidance, Examples Of God'sForeign ThingsGod Alone

Asa had an army of three hundred thousand Judeans who were armed with large shields and spears and two hundred and eighty thousand Benjaminites who were armed with small shields and bows. All of these men were strong fighting men. Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalShieldsSpearsArchers, In ArmiesWarriorsTwo Hundred Thousand And MoreThree To Nine Hundred Thousand

These were the families descended from Benjamin. The total number of men was forty-five thousand six hundred. Verse ConceptsForty Thousand And Up

Judah and Benjamin and Shemaiah and Jeremiah,

The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish and Ahishahar.

After them came Benjamin and Hasshub, opposite their house. After them Azariah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made good the wall by the house where he himself was living.

The heads of the clans of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, the priests and Levites, and everyone else whose heart God had moved got ready to go and rebuild Jehovah's Temple in Jerusalem. Verse ConceptsHouse Of GodPriests, Institution In Ot TimesTribes Of IsraelImpulsesMoving To A New Placejerusalem

The Ammonites crossed the Jordan to fight the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim. Israel was greatly distressed. Verse Conceptsenemies, of Israel and JudahAttacking

They came from Ephraim to the valley. They were behind the tribe of Benjamin and its people. The commanders came down from Machir. The officers came down from Zebulun. Verse ConceptsCaptainsRankRootsStaff

The children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem. The Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day. Verse ConceptsJerusalem, History OfZion, As A PlacePowerlessnessNot Driving Them OutUnable To ExpelWhere People Live To This Day

Flee for safety people of Benjamin. Run from the midst of Jerusalem! Blow a ram's horn in Tekoa and raise a signal over Beth-haccerem. Evil looks down from the north. There is great destruction. Verse ConceptsSafetyTrumpetBeaconsOut Of The NorthTrumpets For BattleNatural Disasters

The total for the tribe of Benjamin was thirty-five thousand four hundred. Verse ConceptsThirty Thousand And Up

Of the tribe of Zebulun were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand. Verse Concepts144,000

Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning and evening he destroys his enemies. Verse ConceptsWolvesIn The MorningDividing PlunderFierce Men

The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.

After that they moved from Bethel. When there was still some distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel went into labor. She had severe labor pains. When one of her pains hit, the midwife said: Do not be afraid. You have another son! Rachel was dying! With her last breath she named her son Ben-oni (Son of My Sorrow), but his father named him Benjamin (Son of My Right Hand).