Benjamin
son of Jacob
Youngest son of Jacob, born at Rachel's death, kept back from Egypt and later found with the silver cup in his sack.
Also called Benoni.
9 passages · part 2 of 2
Jacob's Blessing: a Ravening Wolf
27Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.
"Benjamin is like a hungry wolf. In the morning he eats what he has caught. In the evening he shares out what he took."
28All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
These are the twelve tribes of Israel. This is what their father said to them. He blessed each son with the blessing that fit him.
Every passage here is the King James text. Nothing on this page retells the story; it only puts the pieces in order.