Benjamin, Tribe Of

Descended from Jacob’s twelfth son — Ge 35:18.

Predictions respecting — Ge 49:27; De 33:12.

Persons selected from

To number the people. — Nu 1:11.

To spy out the land. — Nu 13:9.

To divide the land. — Nu 34:21.

Strength of, on leaving Egypt — Nu 1:36,37.

Formed the rear of the third division of Israel in their journeys — Nu 10:22,24.

Encamped on west side of the tabernacle under the standard of Ephrain — Nu 2:18,22.

Offering of, at dedication — Nu 7:60-65.

Families of — Nu 26:38-40.

Strength of, entering Canaan — Nu 26:41.

On Gerizim said amen to the blessings — De 27:12.

Cities and bounds of inheritance — Jos 18:11-28.

Celebrated as bowmen and slingers — 1Ch 12:2.

Assisted against Sisera — Jdj 5:14.

Oppressed by the Ammonites — Jdj 10:9.

Almost annihilated for protecting the men of Gibeah — Jdj 20:12-48.

Remnant of, provided with wives to preserve the tribe — Jdj 21:1-23.

Furnished the first king to Israel — 1Sa 9:1,2,15-17; 10:20,21; 2Sa 2:8-10.

Adhered for a time to the house of Saul against David — 2Sa 2:9,15,25,31.

Some of, assisted David — 1Ch 12:1-7,16.

Revolted from the house of Saul — 2Sa 3:19.

Some of, at David’s coronation — 1Ch 12:29.

A 1000 of, with Shimei came to meet David on his return to Jerusalem — 2Sa 19:16,17.

Very numerous in David’s time — 1Ch 7:6-12.

Captains appointed over — 1Ki 4:18; 1Ch 27:12.

Remained faithful to Judah — 1Ki 12:21.

Furnished an army to Jehoshaphat — 2Ch 17:17.

Numbers of, returned from the captivity and dwelt at Jerusalem — Ezr 1:5; Ne 11:4.

Celebrated persons of

Ehud. — Jdj 3:15.

Kish. — 1Sa 9:1.

Saul. — 1Sa 9:1; 10:1.

Abner. — 1Sa 14:51; 17:55.

Elhanan. — 2Sa 21:19.

Paul. — Php 3:5.