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
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.