Benjamin
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Benjamin was the younger of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel, and Jacob's twelfth and youngest son overall in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition. He was also considered the progenitor of the Isra
Painting by Arthur Pond (1745) after Francisco de Zurbarán's portrait from the series (Jacob and His Twelve Sons) c. 1640 – c. 1645
Benjamin (right) embracing his brother Joseph
An illustration from the Morgan Bible of Benjamin being returned to Egypt (Genesis 44)
An exterior view of a Mamluk caravanserai complex, including the mausoleum of Nabi Yamin, traditionally believed to be the tomb of Benjamin, located outside Kfar Saba, Israel
Tribe of Benjamin
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According to the Torah, the Tribe of Benjamin was one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. The tribe was descended from Benjamin, the youngest son of the patriarch Jacob and his wife Rachel. In the Samarit
Benjamin
…Rachel, and Jacob's twelfth and youngest son overall in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition. He was also considered the progenitor of the Israelite Tribe of Benjamin. Unlike Rachel's first son, Joseph, Benjamin was born in Canaan according to biblical narrative. In the Samaritan Pentateuch, Benjamin's name appears…
The Tribe of Benjamin Seizing the Daughter of Shiloh by John Everett Millais, 1847.
A Samaritan mural on Mount Gerizim representing the Tribe of Benjamin, showing the wolf symbol. The word "Benjamin" or "Benyamim" in Samaritan Hebrew, appears in the Samaritan script.
Moses counting Benjamin's kin