Tribe of Benjamin

According to the Hebrew Bible , the Tribe of Benjamin ( Hebrew : בִּנְיָמִין , Modern : Binyamin , Tiberian : Binyāmîn ) בִּנְיָמִין was one of the Tribes of Israel . From after the conquest of the land by Joshua until the formation of the first Kingdom of Israel in c. 1050 BCE , the Tribe of Benjamin was a part of a loose confederation of Israelite tribes. No central government existed, and in times of crisis the people were led by ad hoc leaders known as Judges . (see the Book of Judges ) The entire tribe of Benjamin, women and children included, was almost wiped out by the other Israelite tribes after the Battle of Gibeah . The remnant of the tribe was spared and allowed to marry women of another town, whose husbands had been killed, to enable the tribe to continue. ( Judges 19–21 ) With the growth of the threat from Philistine incursions, the Israelite tribes decided to form a strong centralised monarchy to meet the challenge. The first king of this new entity was Saul , who came from the Tribe of Benjamin, ( 1 Samuel 9:1–2 ) which at the time was the smallest of the tribes. He reigned from Gibeah for 38 years, ( 1 Samuel 8–31 ) which appears to have been his home town. After the death of Saul, all the tribes other than Judah remained loyal to the House of Saul, but after the death of Ish-bosheth , Saul's son and successor to the throne of Israel, the Tribe of Benjamin joined the northern Israelite tribes in making David , who was then the king of Judah, king of a re-united Kingdom of Israel. However, on the accession of Rehoboam , David's grandson, in c. 930 BCE the northern tribes split from the House of David to reform a Kingdom of Israel as the Northern Kingdom. However, this time the Tribe of Benjamin remained loyal to the House of David, and remained a part of the Kingdom of Judah, in which it remained until Judah was conquered by Babylon in c. 586 BCE and the population deported. When the Jews returned from Babylonian exile, residual tribal affiliations were abandoned, probably because of the impossibility of reestablishing previous tribal land holdings. However, the special religious roles decreed for the Levis and Kohanim were preserved, and the general population was called Israel. These designations are still followed today.

According to the Torah the Tribe of Benjamin ( Hebrew : שבט בִּנְיָמִין , Modern : Shevat Binyamin , Tiberian : Shevaṭ Binyāmîn , in the Samaritan Pentateuch the name appears as "Binyamīm" name 1 ) was one of the Tribes of Israel . From after the conquest of the land by Joshua until the formation of the first Kingdom of Israel in c. 1050 BCE , the Tribe of Benjamin was a part of a loose confederation of Israelite tribes. No central government existed, and in times of crisis the people were led by ad hoc leaders known as Judges . (see the Book of Judges ) The entire tribe of Benjamin, women and children included, was almost wiped out by the other Israelite tribes after the Battle of Gibeah . The remnant of the tribe was spared and allowed to marry women of another town, whose husbands had been killed, to enable the tribe to continue. ( Judges 19–21 ) With the growth of the threat from Philistine incursions, the Israelite tribes decided to form a strong centralised monarchy to meet the challenge. The first king of this new entity was Saul , who came from the Tribe of Benjamin, ( 1 Samuel 9:1–2 ) which at the time was the smallest of the tribes. He reigned from Gibeah for 38 years ( 1 Samuel 8–31 ). After the death of Saul, all the tribes other than Judah remained loyal to the House of Saul, but after the death of Ish-bosheth , Saul's son and successor to the throne of Israel, the Tribe of Benjamin joined the northern Israelite tribes in making David , who was then the king of Judah, king of the united Kingdom of Israel and Judah . On the accession of Rehoboam , David's grandson, in c. 930 BCE the northern tribes split from the House of David to reform a Kingdom of Israel .

According to the Torah , the Tribe of Benjamin (Hebrew: שֵׁבֶט בִּנְיָמִֽן, Shevet Binyamin ) 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 Samaritan Pentateuch the name appears as Binyamīm ( name 1 ). The Tribe of Benjamin, located to the north of Judah but to the south of the northern Kingdom of Israel, is significant in biblical narratives as a source of various Israelite leaders including the first Israelite king, Saul, as well as earlier tribal leaders in the period of the Judges. In the period of the judges, they feature in an episode in which a civil war results in their near-extinction as a tribe. After the brief period of the united kingdom of Israel, Benjamin became part of the southern kingdom following the split into two kingdoms. After the destruction of the northern kingdom, Benjamin was absorbed into the southern kingdom. When the southern kingdom was destroyed in the early sixth century BCE, Benjamin as an organized tribe faded from history.

One of the twelve Tribes of Israel According to the Torah , the Tribe of Benjamin ( Hebrew : בִּנְיָמִן , Modern : Bīnyamīn , Tiberian : Bīnyāmīn ) was one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel . The tribe was descended from Benjamin , the youngest son of the patriarch Jacob (later given the name Israel) and his wife Rachel . In the Samaritan Pentateuch the name appears as Binyamīm ( name 1 ). The Tribe of Benjamin, located to the north of Judah but to the south of the Kingdom of Israel , is significant in biblical narratives as a source of various Israelite leaders, including the first Israelite king, Saul , as well as earlier tribal leaders in the period of the Judges . In the period of the judges, they feature in an episode in which a civil war results in their near-extinction as a tribe. After the brief period of the united kingdom of Israel , Benjamin became part of the southern Kingdom of Judah following the split into two kingdoms. After the destruction of the northern kingdom, Benjamin was fully absorbed into the southern kingdom. After Judah was destroyed by the Babylonians in the early sixth century BCE and its population deported , Benjamin as an organized tribe faded from history. Members of the tribe are referred to as Benjamites or Benjaminites.

One of the twelve Tribes of Israel According to the Torah , the Tribe of Benjamin ( Hebrew : בִּנְיָמִן , romanized : Binyāmīn ) was one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel . The tribe was descended from Benjamin , the youngest son of the patriarch Jacob (later given the name Israel) and his wife Rachel . In the Samaritan Pentateuch the name appears as Binyamēm ( Samaritan Hebrew : ࠁࠪࠍࠬࠉࠣࠌࠜࠉࠌࠬ ). The Tribe of Benjamin, located to the north of the Tribe of Judah but to the south of the later Kingdom of Israel , is significant in biblical narratives as a source of various Israelite leaders, including the first Israelite king, Saul , as well as earlier tribal leaders in the period of the Judges . In the period of the Judges, they feature in an episode in which a civil war results in their near-extinction as a tribe. After the brief period of the United Kingdom of Israel , Benjamin became part of the southern Kingdom of Judah following the split into two kingdoms. After the destruction of the northern kingdom, Benjamin was fully absorbed into the southern kingdom. After Judah's revolts against Babylon , it was destroyed by the Neo-Babylonian Empire in the early sixth century BCE, and its population deported , Benjamin as an organized tribe faded from history. Members of the tribe are referred to as Benjamites or Benjaminites. Historical dictionary of ancient Israel . Historical dictionaries of ancient civilizations and historical eras.