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Benjamin

בִּנְיָמִין · bin.ya.min · H1144H“son of the right hand” Hitchcock's 18691 mention, all in 1 Chronicles

Who he was

This Benjamin is mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin. He was a son of Bilhan and a descendant of Benjamin, the youngest son of Israel (or 'Jacob') (1Ch. 7:10). No further information is provided about this individual in the biblical text. His inclusion in the genealogy highlights the importance of family lineage and the preservation of ancestral records among the Israelites.

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Family

FatherBilhanSiblingsJeush, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, Ahishahar
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Every mention

1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

1 Chronicles 1 mention

1 Chronicles 7:10The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

What the dictionary says

Son of my right hand.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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