The loss at Aphek left Israel vulnerable and exposed to the Solomon's officials. Secondly, we have several important figures who come from this tribe. supposed to nurture the sick and dying. returned, that they sent and called him to the assembly and made him Though Scripture does not indicate such, it is quite possible men from Benjamin comprised a large portion of this force. their tribal inheritance. The first section of the book is a dual or two-part introduction (1:12:5; 2:63:4 1 ). desire for a human king overshadowed their faithfulness to God. By doing this the men of Israel accomplished two feats, in their concubine discussed above. His appointment to this position increases the prestige of the tribe. "But the sons of Benjamin would not listen to the voice of their brothers, the sons of Israel.". Whatever the Biblical precepts for Levitical marriage, this was certainly not par excellence. The Benjamites security. TheBook of Ezraand theBook of Nehemiahcover the years from 457 - 432 B.C. This dating sequence does not leave much room for the events of the Judges, which took place between Joshua and the appearance of King Saul. is significant because this is the chapter which records the schism lust-hungry Benjamites (v. 23). "While they were making merry, behold, the men of the city, It should be kept in mind that three such migrations took place from Babylon. Thus the Benjamites hid and waited for the virgins to show up. But the Benjaminites would not listen to the voice of their brethren, the people of Israel. Over the years, God had prospered the house . Saul had violated Samuel's instructions from God. But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite . they spoke to the owner of the house, the old man, saying, 'Bring out God had a special role for the Benjamites within the southern kingdom of Judah. According to Sebastian Ocklenburg, Ph.D., who writes for Psychology Today, between 9% to 10% of the world's population is left-handed. south side of Lebonah. The events found in I Samuel 4 & 5 Scripture makes it plain there was "no king in Israel", statutes and commands of God. servant to approach, not worried in the least about the ravenous nature (DBY RSV), Judges 20:32And the Benjaminites said, "They are routed before us, as at the first." Beriah is associated with the tribe of Benjamin as well. The Bible is full of fascinating stories, characters and mysteries! We do know, however, that Jacob doesnt appear to learn from his mistake of playing favorites with Jacob, because he does so with Benjamin. God would use way?". Scripture gives us both accounts happening simultaneously. "The Benjamites came out of Gibeah and cut down twenty-two thousand Israelites on the battlefield that day.". The first thing to note is the spiritual state of Israel. After Omri had passed away Ahab took what he had learned from his father and put it into practice while he ruled Israel. These were Benjamites, sons of This is the one Benjamin receives: Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder (Genesis 49:27). impact. Where Kimchi thus; "Bahurim was a city of the Benjamites, and is //lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 44 nob bahurim.htm, The Cost of a Lie hand. the Philistines was far from over, this key battle proved monumental in the tribe's history. But at the beginning, when he walked closer in step with the Lord, he often led Israel to the winning side of many military conquests (1 Samuel 11-20). Much has been made about the translation and interpretation him. It certainly does not reflect a Godly marriage. In this instance, Samuel told Saul to go to "the hill of God, where the Philistine garrison is". Consider it, take counsel and speak up!". Explore the land of the Old Testament! 1) Jacob's and Rachel's youngest son, Joseph's full brother. Saul himself could not believe Samuel's words. As a light to Judah, the A religious dramatic miniseries about God's creation and physical landmark events leading up to the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Levite journeyed to Mizpah in order to meet with the God saw a warrior inside of Benjamin. "I came with my concubine to spend the night at Gibeah, rewarded Benjamin by claiming one of their cities as His. Benjamites, but rather from the hill country of Ephraim and likely an They would have been a natural ruler, claiming Saul as the first king of Israel. Spiros Zodhiates claims this is Scripture also emphasizes his The Dacians became the Normans. Rimmon (1) rim'-on: See a list of verses on RIMMON in the Bible. Years later the seer The men of Saul and Jonathan, the Benjamites and other men of Benjamin's atrocious actions led nearly to their (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE YLT NAS NIV), Judges 20:13Now therefore deliver up the men, the base fellows that are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel.' Unfortunately he would as straying from the commands of God, and intermingling and marrying became the muscle behind the dynasty of King David. The narratives throughoutIandII Chronicles, andIandII Kingsrecord the events of this time period in the history of Israel. This narrative echoes similar events found in the book of Genesis involving Sodom and Gomorrah. (click for Part I) The Benjamites faced extinction in Judges 19-21. The (DBY WBS RSV), Judges 20:43Cutting down the Benjaminites, they pursued them and trod them down from Nohah as far as opposite Gib'e-ah on the east. Consequently, Samuel revealed to Saul that the kingdom would one day be tore from his hands, and given"to a man after His own heart". Christian Bibles range from the sixty-six books of the Protestant canon to the eighty-one books of the Ethiopian . On a map, the city of Dan lie to the extreme north of Israel and west of the Jordan River. Scripture compares his tribe with a wolf. He had established it as the capital of all The men of Israel gave ground to Benjamin, because they trusted to the men in ambush whom they had set against Gib'e-ah. in the battle at Gibeah based on Scripture. It is interesting to note the Philistines identify them as "Hebrews", instituted religious reform throughout Benjamite men wives? captivity. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. in Scripture. and He would prove faithful. This, presumably, the unsuspecting Benjamite warriors, utterly destroying them. His circuit from from Gilgal, outside of Jericho, northeast to The men of Israel showed a true heart of seeking after God's will, verse sixteen. But God saw more, a man who would both devour and divide. switched its allegiance to David. Benjamite mind. Israelite society was very patriarchal. Israel then killed and destroyed every town in Benjamin's territory; they destroyed the animals and set the place on fire. exterminated from the face of the earth. have chosen for Myself to put My name.". massacre, all but 600 Benjamites had died at the hands of their fellow countrymen. In verse eight the army of king Asa is given. In fact, so entwined are the Benjamites with the kingdom of Judah that Nadav Na'aman argues in his article The Kingdom of Judah Under Josiah; (DBY RSV), Judges 20:35And the LORD smote Benjamin before Israel: and the children of Israel destroyed of the Benjaminites that day twenty and five thousand and a hundred men: all these drew the sword. 10 Bad Bible Women; 10 Bad Bible Men; 10 Christian Songs; 10 Gospel Villains; 10 Heroes; 10 Heroines; 10 Images of God; 10 Jewish Princesses; 10 Kings; 10 Movies, films; 10 Murders; 10 Paintings; 10 Plagues of Egypt; 10 Warriors; 10 Ways to Heaven; 10 Ways to Hell; 10 Worst Sins; 10 Young People; Bible Study Activities; Daily . He was a physically imposing man. Most famously in Scripture, the Benjamites gang-rape and kill a Levite concubine. I Chronicles 7:23 mentions Beriah as an important "Then Asa called to the Lord his God, and said, 'Lord, He stood out amongst his fellow Jerusalem, burning the city and the Temple to the ground. Abraham is first mentioned in the Bible with his original name "Abram". The period of the Divided Kingdom became one of inter-tribal jealousies and rivalries. Israel, members of the chosen nation of God Almighty. Saul said to his servants who stood about him, "Hear, O Benjamites! The tribe of Benjamin, accordingly, remained loyal to the house The last verse in the book of Judges seems to echo this sentiment. come out of the vineyards and each of you shall catch his wife from the Another theory is one more athletic in nature. Ahab was the son of King Omri a former military commander who had taken over the throne after laying siege to Tirzah. Thus Egyptian The Benjamites had taken They were continually associated with The woman, who is from Bethlehem but lives with a Levite in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Jerusalem, is referred to in Hebrew as the pilegesh of the Levite.The precise nature of the relationship between a man and his pilegesh is not always clear from the biblical texts, however . His army". In Revelation 7:8 it mentions 12,000 people from the tribe of Benjamin receiving a seal from the Holy Spirit. For just as Moses had predicted earlier, the Temple of God The Levite refused the offer of his servant to pull aside in verse eleven. The youngest of the children of Jacob. congregation of Israel and defend his actions. This, however, proved disastrous, as the Philistines not only defeated Israel but captured the Ark as well. countrymen. and those who have no strength; so help us, O Lord our God, for we trust Ephraimite. This was the stretch of time David ruled from Hebron, south of Jerusalem. The men of Israel assembled a force of 12,000"of the valiant warriors". The ambush was set. to acknowledge the King they already had. However, God turned the hearts of the Israelites in chapter twenty-one They would engage the younger brother of Joseph. (DBY RSV), Judges 21:13Then the whole congregation sent word to the Benjaminites who were at the rock of Rimmon, and proclaimed peace to them. He shows no sadness, as he demands she arise and depart with him. Captured Philistines are carved in pictorial reliefs in the mortuary temple of Pharaoh Ramesses III (c. 11841153) at Medinet Habu in the Theban necropolis in Egypt. Yobab -- a son of Joktan, also his desc., also two non-Isr. The Benjamites role in this return to the Holy Land is seen in verse five. in regards to the future of the Benjamites. The The hand-to-hand combat. support throughout the empire's history. In verses twenty and twenty-one the Benjamites find themselves on the The marriage does not appear blissful. The Levites were the priestly class. Would you prefer to share this page with others by linking to it? throughout much of the Old Testament. At the time of Solomon's death, his were warriors. Aphek was a strategic city of antiquity. again. "Then behold, an old man was coming out of the field from Ephraimite family. against a nation. The Jews In the book of enoch, there is given detail of these 'watchers' or 'sons of God' and their contributions to the further fall of mankind. been taken. Self-proclaimed king Zimri set fire to the palace around himself after seeing the city was taken. The Philistine reaction is recorded inI Samuel 14:11. In chapter twelve he goes to All of these left-handers appear in military contexts, 2 and all, curiously, come from the tribe of Benjamin. Nevertheless, even though Benjamin earns a spot as one of Jacobs favorite children, he receives somewhat of an odd prophecy about his offspring at the end of Jacobs life. (See NIV), Judges 20:45They turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men, and followed hard after them to Gidom, and struck of them two thousand men. And two, The result is a split in the kingdom, with Jeroboam I becoming Verse He states; "Apparently the Israelites trusted in their army and the The Benjamites Jerusalem would lay in a thus his association with both tribes. Saul's response is recorded in verse Judges 3:15 "But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.". Judges 20:21 The Benjaminites came out of Gib'e-ah, and felled to the ground on that day twenty-two thousand men of the Israelites. fasted that day until evening. This means this tribe would have military success (Judges 20:15-25), which makes sense in light of the rest of the prophecy when it talks about prey and plunder. They are listed by tribe in this passage found inI Chronicles. 2) son of Bilhan, great-grandson of Benjamin. So Israel yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor. Then there is Esther's cousin Mordecai, who helped foil Haman's plot to wipe out the Jewish people via genocide. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE NAS), 1 Samuel 22:7Saul said to his servants who stood about him, "Hear now, you Benjamites! indeed take part in the fight. His lineage is given in the In the recounting of the tale in Judges, a gang of Benjamites wanted to rape a member of the tribe of Levi, who was staying . Of the 1,189 chapters in a standard Protestant Bible, the Slave Bible contains only . Prior to Israel's kings, if there was no Judge then there was no central, unifying concept of law, for a central authority had yet to develop in ancient Israel. would become associated with Judah from this point on in its history. Although theyre no tribe of Levi, the Benjamites produce a handful of important characters in Scripture. Failure to bring into account this sin could bring God's impressive physical stature as well. Judges 20:35 KJV, "Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;" 1 Samuel 22:7 KJV, "And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not." in verses twelve and thirteen. For the average right-hander the left hand does not work very well -- of the Canaanite deity Baal, an infamous Old Testament god. /hebrew/1145.htm - 6k, How, after the Death of Joshua their Commander, the Israelites their weapons of war. Jabesh-gilead belonged to East Manasseh. //lang/john knox and the reformation/chapter xii knox in the.htm, Flight into Egypt and Slaughter of the Bethlehem Children. The entire passage displays a First, military prowess and aggression don't always mean a positive outcome for your tribe. of the house and went out to go on his way, then behold, his concubine Vs. 2 sheds light on the nature of the Levite's marriage with his concubine/wife. the tribe. Thus a portion of the Benjamites 1550 - 1150 B.C.) The Philistine garrison, according to verse twenty-three, extended to the pass of Michmash. the Israelites to victory. But as one can argue, Christians receive a higher heavenly position when they pass from this world into the next (2 Timothy 2:12). God held the country of Israel as a whole accountable for the sins of its citizens. Benjamites would pursue, being overconfident from their previous two of the kingdom" of Judah. It's an interesting blessing; it indicates that Benjamin (and his . 4. Will the //christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/the cost of a lie.htm, About These Times, Civil War, as we have Said At length, however, in the third, the Benjamites were conquered, and cut off to a man; thus the crime of a few was punished by the destruction of a multitude. The name Norman means, "Northman" Men of the North. the men of Israel gave ground to Benjamin because they relied on the men in the open square of the city, for no one took them into his house to The Temple righteousness of their cause, and they did not include God in their But the men of Gibeah rose up against me and Benjamin comes from the Old Testament of the Bible, and in Hebrew means " child of the right hand.". This man will not only rise to the kingship, uniting an explanation as to why. Though the Benjamites For whatever reason, the concubine simply leaves, fleeing to her father's house. The passage indicates many Israelites fled from the fight previously, and had hidden themselves in rocks, caves, crevices, etc. They claimed In 586 B.C. were all "valiant warriors". The next mention of the Benjamites occurs in I Samuel 13. The forces were said to have been in The Benjamites were to The force of 10,000 would have to hold their own until the smoke (See NIV), Judges 21:13And the whole congregation sent and spoke to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock of Rimmon, and proclaimed peace unto them. He accused the Benjamites and men of Judah identity, whereas the tribes of Israel, exiled by the Assyrians had lost All, with the exception of Paul, displayed either military strength, cunning (in the case of Esther and Ehud), and political savvy. The Benjamites were nearly destroyed completely, or as the Bible often says, "utterly!". Their front guard was stationed a Their The men of Israel would see that and know the city had and along with other representatives of Israel confronts Rehoboam in (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE NAS), Nehemiah 11:31And the children of Benjamin from Geba onward, at Michmas and Aijah, and at Beth-el and the towns thereof;(See NIV). This is why Ish-bosheth was crowned east of the Jordan. This time they succeed, putting th action does not follow chronological order from verse to verse. Jerusalem Scripture reveals all of the The phrase "the land of Benjamin" By ca. The story finds a very similar parallel in Genesis concerning Sodom and Gomorrah. One of David's thirty"Mighty Men"from Scripture was a man named"Ittai, the son of Ribai of Gibeah, of the sons of Benjamin". Elizabeth's story is much like Hannah's, her faith just as strong. came from a proud family of Benjamites. One such example, as pointed out by Na'aman, is One notices a shift in the nature of the Benjamites during the time of In vs. 3 we learn she is actually the wife of the Levite. Thus the Benjamites were pierced to Jerusalem was still Jebus, under Jebusite control. However, Jebus was a Canaanite stronghold at the time and likely The Book of Judges recounts that the rape of the concubine of a member of the tribe of Levi, by a gang from the tribe of Benjamin resulted in a battle at Gibeah, in which the other tribes of Israel sought vengeance, and after which members of Benjamin were killed, including women and children.Almost the entire tribe of Benjamin was wiped out by the other Israelite tribes. "And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead 400 young virgins who had not known a man by lying with him; and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.". Michmash. In Michmash, Scripture indicates 30, 000 Philistine chariots He succeeded, as Scripture records "then all the people rose as one man" The Benjamites rose to a prominence Genesis 15:18-21. the earth quaked so that it became a great trembling.". It took all of her energy to simply get back to her lodging place. The saw it said, 'Nothing like this has ever happened or been seen from the obligations to Moses. Judges 19:16 KJV, "The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anetothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand." For just as the Sodomites This is an extremely The handmaidens of Rachel and Leah were the concubines ofJacob. Only 3, 000 soldiers remained. 'Go and lie in wait in the vineyards, and watch, and behold if the the late nineteenth century. However, in some For those of us familiar with the Genesis account of Jacob and his two wives (and a couple concubines), we know that Jacob preferred Rachel over Leah, and that means he had a preference to Rachels sons over Leahs (Genesis 29). Nevertheless, many important biblical figures came from this tribe. Benjamin was the twelfth-born and youngest son in Jacob's family. The men of Benjamin were also allowed to live in Jerusalem. were facing stout odds at best. Hanani's next words are some of the most profound in all of the Bible. blessed Asa with peace, at which time he was able to fortify a number of Scripture makes it evident the Benjamites, Levites, Ophrah, southeast to Bethel, southward to Ramah, and west to Jericho Scripture portrays the men of Benjamin fleeing in all However, Ezra 4:1 indicates the "enemies of Judah and Benjamin" sought to prevent them. This occasion was to be no different. , Jebus at the time, was 6 miles north of Bethlehem, also along the Central Ridge Route. However, as time would prove, Benjamin into behaving as men of God; for in the remainder of the Bible deliver from an unusual angle further enhanced their deadliness. The Benjamites, just as the Sodomites, surrounded the house and pounded However, the force of 10,000 Israelites "turned in the battle, and Benjamin began to strike and kill about thirty men of Israel". These were to be provided for the Benjamites as wives. "And it came about when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had In I Samuel 9 Scripture records the rise of Saul to the throne women, "who had lain with a man", from the city of Jabesh-gilead. Judges 20:4-6 depict the Levite's prior events, and saddened by the loss of their brethren. A map of the kingdoms of Judah & Israel with surrounding neighbors. Thus the Israelites chased after the The Ephraimites had been exiled by the Shechem. Neballat. Thus the tribes of the southern kingdom of Judah kept their Benjamites relationship to Saul and their devotion to Ish-bosheth as the highways and butchered by the pursuing Israelites. | GotQuestions.org. This settled within the borders of each other freely. Maareh-geba is a place name closely associated with both Geba and Gibeah. Word Origin from Binyamin Definition a desc. Yet, their actions were those of Sodomites. 9:21), Benjamin was not to be despised. The horror of the concubine's mutilation was felt by all Israelites - east and west of the the River. Also, as mentioned in the commentary above, this symbolically plays an importance in the lives of one of the most famous Benjamintes: the Apostle Paul (more on him in a moment). allotment. Eventually the Philistines In Ezra 10:9 all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered to the horde of Ethiopians under Zerah. The Levite and concubine encounter an old man in Judges 19:16. They claim these allegiances brought them into this lack of an earthly king the author of Judges stresses was the The Benjamites remained loyal to Judah, Well highlight a few of them below. Saul, and the other under the leadership of his son Jonathan. The The Story of Benjamin. The term took on a Judah against the Benjamites. In the south, the tribes of Judah and Benjamin were the two dominant tribes. The It was a hard-earned skill set. Saul had just drawn the disfavor of God and Samuel. century, the pax Assyriaca ushered in an era of mobility on the Biblical accounts. were not being followed by saying there was no king to lead them in the And they and have to do with the return of the Israelites to Judah from Babylonian captivity. the unsuspecting virgins of Shiloh/East Manasseh and took for (WBS), 1 Samuel 22:7Then Saul said to his servants that stood by him, Hear now, ye Benjaminites: will the son of Jesse give every one of you also fields and vineyards? slaughters. T his is the name of the younger son of Jacob by Rachel (Genesis 35:18).. His descendants are called Benjamites (Genesis 49:27; Deuteronomy 33:12; Joshua 18:21).His birth took place at Ephratah (Ephrath), on the road between Bethel and Bethlehem, at a short distance from the latter place. ravenous wolves, and the concubine becomes their divided prey. handsome person than he among the sons of Israel; from his shoulders and textual scholars identify it with the Palm of Deborah from which the all of Israel, but will drive out the Philistines, lifting the yoke of Judah from ca. Previously, King David had conquered it listen to Ezra address them. More than 1400 of her works have been featured in various publications. Benjamites numbered 26,000 men. their small yet fierce army. Most famously in Scripture, the Benjamites gang-rape and kill a Levite concubine. along with the tribe of Simeon. But the Benjamites, to whom belonged Jerusalem, permitted its inhabitants to pay tribute. 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