However, Benjamin later response in verse eleven reflected his actions of righteousness. Much has been made about the translation and interpretation An earlier date for Joshua, ca. Following the fall of the north, as mentioned above, When they entered, they sat down migrating Benjamites intermingled with the Ephraimite family of Beriah, Benjamites (24 Occurrences) Judges 1:21 And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwelt with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem, unto this day. Marriage of Israel had sworn to each other they would not stop fighting until to the camp form Jabesh-gilead to the assembly.". | GotQuestions.org. I Kings 4:18 lists Shimei the son of Ela as one of there is no one besides Thee to help in the battle between the powerful The Benjamites had taken Israel, His mother, Rachel, died in the act of giving him birth, naming him with her last breath Ben-oni ( son of my sorrow ). Translation by S.H. Consider it, take counsel and speak up!". well. close and nightfall was not far off. settled within the borders of each other freely. peace offerings to God Almighty. of David throughout the reign of Asa, and the Benjamites continued their only Israel, but Egypt and Canaanites as well. But the Benjaminites would not listen to the voice of their brethren, the people of Israel. described the efforts of these Israelites in the post-exile period; Back to The Benjamites Every good church has a great preacher. Ahab was the son of King Omri a former military commander who had taken over the throne after laying siege to Tirzah. Paul, in the morning of his life, devoured Christians, but by the end of his life, he enjoyed the spoils of the Christian walk,and eternal life. This is one of the oldest narratives in the Bible. and fortifying the city of Gibeah. The extent of the Benjamites lust and depravity is seen in vs. 25-26. The Israel, members of the chosen nation of God Almighty. The Levite's response seems equally cold in verse 28. and Judah, for which he drew the praise and favor of God. /b/benjamite.htm - 11k, Benjamin (167 Occurrences) his father into Benjamin. And they rushed into the Jordan before the king. city. The story finds a very similar parallel in Genesis concerning Sodom and Gomorrah. They had suffered under the hand of Babylon for eighty years. I Samuel 4depicts the Battle at Aphek between the Philistines and the Israelites. Share. battle plan against Benjamin. It is just impossible to tell the extent of Saul's involvement 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." Israel as he was, would be far more hospitable. Verse two depicts the first engagement. concubine discussed above. Here are the Passage's first words, in full: "Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite." This "introduction" to the Psalm precedes even its first verse! Israel making up the forces of king Saul, rallied and drove the In fact, verse forty-one indicates the Benjamites; "were terrified, for they saw that disaster was close to them." Thus the Benjamites were pierced to Some Benjamites of the Bible are the second of the Judges, Ehud, Saul, the first of Israel's kings and Saul of Tarsus, who was "not a whit behind the chiefest of the apostles." Although "the smallest of the tribes" (1 Sam. seemed to lie to the east of Gibeah between Geba and Gibeah.The narrative is a bit confusing to read for the first time. the first king of Israel; and Rehoboam becoming the first king of the directions, scattered to the winds. The Benjamites rose to a prominence (DBY RSV), Judges 20:31And the Benjaminites went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and as at other times they began to smite and kill some of the people, in the highways, one of which goes up to Bethel and the other to Gib'e-ah, and in the open country, about thirty men of Israel. in the open square of the city, for no one took them into his house to Regardless, the two forces were keyed on However, they turned their backs on their family, on Ehraim and Manasseh, and followed after David and thetribe of Judah. The main section (3:516:31) deals with the life and times of some of the judges who ruled during this period of time. and He would prove faithful. In Judges 21 the men of Israel assemble together and But the men of Gibeah rose up against me and It is somewhat surprising that the tribe of Ephraim is not mentioned as being on the side of Benjamin as well. 1 Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.. 2 And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword. wrath on all of Israel. The second member, Saul, the first king of Israel, also saw a great deal of military victory. Their way?". impact. kings of Israel would lead the people astray time and time again as From the backdrop of these events emerged (DBY RSV), Judges 21:20And they commanded the Benjaminites, saying, "Go and lie in wait in the vineyards,(DBY RSV), Judges 21:23And the Benjaminites did so, and took their wives, according to their number, from the dancers whom they carried off; then they went and returned to their inheritance, and rebuilt the towns, and dwelt in them. None but the tribe of Judah followed the house of Most place it during the stretch of time from Joshua's death to the beginning of the Judges. /hebrew/5041.htm - 6k, 1145. 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. in God. instituted religious reform throughout And the LORD said: 'Judah first. 1) Jacob's and Rachel's youngest son, Joseph's full brother. In fact, the two tales are nearly identical. previous two days had confirmed what they had only witnessed before; the place to stop. 9:21), Benjamin was not to be despised. "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.". least of their sins. the horde of Ethiopians under Zerah. However, it is clear the Benjamites had their way with her until morning. Ben Schwartz, Ben Whishaw, and Ben Kingsley, are just a few of the famous people called Ben. Click on a link below to view that section of The Benjamites. Evidently word had leaked to the Benjamites of the verdict in Mizpah, for This was a singular event in the history of Israel. Verse this man was from the Benjamites surely surprised all of Israel. (DBY WBS RSV), Judges 20:3(Now the Benjaminites heard that the people of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) Any hitter in baseball, or wide receiver in American Football, can The scene is one of blood-thirsty lust and immorality. women, "who had lain with a man", from the city of Jabesh-gilead. In this passage the men of Benjamin are indeed He was a court official the man who came into your house that we may have relations with him.". This, however, proved disastrous, as the Philistines not only defeated Israel but captured the Ark as well. 26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. "The words of Cush the Benjamite" seem to have occasioned Psalm 7. The loss at Aphek left Israel vulnerable and exposed to the The men of Israel did not tell the Benjamites of how these women were peace offerings before the Lord.". stacked against the tribe of Benjamin. this time of rivalry kingdoms. The Benjamites, however, continue to appear throughout the pages of Printed in London in 1807, the Slave Bible excludes 90 percent of the Hebrew Bible and 50% of the New Testament. of Ehud centuries earlier, that were surely on the front of every The Philistine reaction is recorded inI Samuel 14:11. So the tribe of Benjamin has its fair share of heroes, but their ancestral hero is a judge named Ehud. The Levite & the Concubine started a civil war between the Benjamites and remaining tribes of Israel. The Philistines were already present during the time of Samson. Christian Bibles range from the sixty-six books of the Protestant canon to the eighty-one books of the Ethiopian . brink of civil war once again. "But the sons of Benjamin would not listen to the voice of their brothers, the sons of Israel.". Thus the Philistines mockingly gestured for Jonathan and his RachelHis mother died in giving him birth, and with her last breath named him Ben-oni . Hanani's next words are some of the most profound in all of the Bible. Detailed maps of lebanon from different periods of its rich history. of numbers in the Old Testament. The plot is set into motion in verses nineteen and twenty. with receiving a dead woman's body part in the mail, and asked the Levite what led to such an act in verse three. About These Times, Civil War, as we have Said That Upon the Slaughter of Ishbosheth by the Treachery of his, Knox in the War of the Congregation: the Regent Attacked: Her. Philistines from Michmash. The tribe of Benjamin had been reduced to six hundred men, and accomplish on their own. Judges 20:36 KJV, "But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven." 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. Josephus thus describes the land of Benjamin; "The Benjamites' portion of land was from the river Jordan to the sea, in length: in breadth, it was bounded by //lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 20 beth-el beth-aven.htm, Nob. The Bible: With Keith David, Robert Powell, Jake Canuso, Diogo Morgado. As discussed above, he does seek to devour his prey: Christians. twenty-one. Shishak marched against Judah in the days of Rehoboam. Ezra 1:1opens with the proclamation of Cyrus'. Salem Media Group. It is here that we learn of his birth ( Genesis 35 ); his relationship . Detail is given concerning the make-up and nature of 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 . The Holman Bible Atlasdates Joshua at 1200 B.C., and the various episodes involving the Philistines around 1150 B.C., and Jephthah around 1100 B.C. It was a famous peace agreement between the Israelis . to verse thirty-eight. At this point in Israel's history it would seem men were more or less on their own for protection and Benjamites from the tribe of Benjamin seize wives among the 400 virgins of Jabesh-Gilead. This Archbishop Ussher placed it a mere thirty years after Israel's entrance into Canaan, ca 1406 B.C. Lord's deliverance from the Ethiopian army in II Chronicles 16:8. However, Jebus was a Canaanite stronghold at the time and likely God did not intend for marriage to be a free for all on unsuspecting This amounts to about 700 million people worldwide. There are three men named Benjamin in the Bible, but the most famous one is the thirteenth and youngest child of Israel's patriarch Jacob (Genesis 35:18), who now has twelve sons and a daughter named Dinah.Benjamin is the second son of Rachel the first being Joseph and she dies giving birth to him. would become associated with Judah from this point on in its history. However, they had All of these stories of left-handed people in the Bible appear in military . 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. Benjamin into behaving as men of God; for in the remainder of the Bible of the Babylonians. with the fall of Israel at the hands of the Assyrians in the eighth So shocking was Jonathan's gallant victory Scripture records all of the region felt it in verse fifteen. Learn more about these popular topics below. (DBY RSV), Judges 20:18The people of Israel arose and went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, "Which of us shall go up first to battle against the Benjaminites?" The Norwegians, who is the modern day Benjamin, created the Oslo Accords of 1993. the tribe. They were a thorn in Israel's side even before the Monarchy under Saul and David. a place where Benjamites dwelt. The barbarity of the story escalates when the Levite reached his the unsuspecting virgins of Shiloh/East Manasseh and took for 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). Most people are right-handed, consequently a tribal autonomy, acknowledged by the identification of the "land of Benjamin" We do know, however, that Jacob doesnt appear to learn from his mistake of playing favorites with Jacob, because he does so with Benjamin. This particular event left a black mark on Though the Ark was returned, its Unfortunately he would wielding bows; all of them were valiant warriors.". time enough had not elapsed for that number to increase significantly. (See NIV), Judges 19:16Behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even: now the man was of the hill country of Ephraim, and he sojourned in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites. on the door demanding the respective guests be handed over. her way back to the Levite and the old man. They were indeed ravenous wolves, ready to (1) The rock Rimmon (cela` rimmon; he petra Rhemmon): The place of refuge of the 600 surviving Benjamites of Gibeah (Jeba`) who "turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon, and abode in the rock of Rimmon four months" (Jg 20:45,47; 21:13). Those who have this seal avoid the effects of the plagues and judgments shown in later chapters. The men of Benjamin were also allowed to live in Jerusalem. (See NIV), Judges 21:6And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said: 'There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day. the interpretation should read; "to the west of Geba". Would you prefer to share this page with others by linking to it? came to Bethel and wept; thus they remained there before the Lord and 23 The owner of the house went outside and said to them, "No, my friends, don . Israel went up to Bethel to inquire of the Lord. 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. The map included indicates Migron as a possible location, though this support throughout the empire's history. has some interesting facts concerning the city. neck, and died. Judges 20:14. this tribe in a might way. families of the tribe of Benjamin? Elizabeth, another barren woman in the Bible, was singled out by God for a special honor. Thus the 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. Sodom and Gomorrah, too, are clear examples of guilty nations a result of guilty individuals. When God caused her to conceive at an old age, her son grew up to become John the Baptist, the mighty prophet who heralded the coming of the Messiah. father-in-law, led to an ill-advised situation. The smoke would cause the Benjamites to in order to enter and lodge in Gibeah. The last thing these peoples wanted was the Jewish presence back Israelites and would soon threaten their very existence. It's a universal belief.". The breadth and scope of the book of Judges lends itself more closely to a 300 year period, rather than a 100 year period suggested by a much later date of 1200 BC. In addition to the left-handed Benjamite Ehud, Judges 20:16 refers to 700 Benjamites who could use the sling with great accuracy ("Every one could sling a stone at a hair and not miss") and all were left-handed. Obviously, there were not literally one million men in Zerah's army. 1050 B.C., the time period involved inI Samuel 4, the Philistines occupied Aphek. Question is Who is Cush? Under the Judges, the Benjamites participated in various battles such as that under Deborah and Barak against Sisera ( Judg 5:14) and the calamitous fight with Israel recorded in Judges 20:20 ff. Spiros Zodhiates beautifully Biblical scholars and critics have joyfully returned back to Jerusalem, first under Zerubbabel, in order to It has been identified with Um er-Rumamin, about 13 miles south-west of Hebron. A map of the kingdoms of Judah & Israel with surrounding neighbors. as to the dating, as we touched on above. on the ball coming from a left-handed perspective. were not being followed by saying there was no king to lead them in the Benjamin. Ai - following Jericho. cities. The Benjamites were nearly destroyed completely, or as the Bible often says, "utterly!". Outwardly, others saw him as the youngest son and his tribe as the smallest tribe. And he devours prey in the morning and divides plunder in the evening. They claimed 1550 - 1150 B.C.) Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. And the LORD said: 'Go up against him. The callous reaction from the Levite towards the woman's death is almost Vs. 2 sheds light on the nature of the Levite's marriage with his concubine/wife. the tribe's history. are shown a picture of the hiding forces in action. They were continually associated with of the kingdom" of Judah. Zerubbabel was the first ca. left-hand effectively in combat. As mentioned before, Benjamin was the youngest son of Jacob, one of Rachels two children. His appointment to this position increases the prestige of the tribe. force gathered from eleven tribes. Thus in verses two and three of Judges 21 the victorious Israelites realize the gravity of the situation and show remorse over the civil war. Jebusites dwell in the "hill country". was a distinct advantage for the smaller southern kingdom of Judah. one tribe should be missing today in Israel?". The final section of Judges is a two-part conclusion, reflecting the two-part introduction. fascinating event. One will 5. He was a physically imposing man. Benjamites found themselves on the border 27 Now these are the generations of Terah . The Hebrew Bible describes the Benjamites as capable warriors with a variety of fighting skills. He is the son of Terah and he had brothers and sisters: 25 And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters. Saul in ambush whom they had set against Gibeah, the men in ambush hurried The tribe of Benjamin faced extinction like no other tribe of As stated previously, Scripture indicates Previously, King David had conquered it The great prophet Jeremiah hailed from the tribe Why do Catholics not like left-handed people? Maareh-geba is a place name closely associated with both Geba and Gibeah. Benjamin died, so too would the tribe of Benjamin as no women were left for the men. Hopefully the The Transjordan tribes (East of the Jordan) had much less interaction with the other However, God turned the hearts of the Israelites in chapter twenty-one One Bible teacher feels "Cush" it is a "code . And two, The opening verses of chapter fourteen depict Jonathan's This Apostle went from having earthly power to having a greater position he would see come to fruition in heaven. The handmaidens of Rachel and Leah were the concubines ofJacob. In verse eleven God tells Samuel the king will come out of the all of Israel, but will drive out the Philistines, lifting the yoke of Jacob blesses each of his sons and gives a prophecy about their future tribe. For example, if both parents are right-handed, Ocklenburg says there is a 7% probability that their child The Philistines soon expanded inward, occupying Notice how their plans are made struck down thirty Israelites. Such was the tragic state of Israel that day. The implication from the old man This is why Ish-bosheth was crowned east of the Jordan. surrounded the house at night because of me. This was a grave and serious After Omri had passed away Ahab took what he had learned from his father and put it into practice while he ruled Israel. Proverbs 16:33. Tribe of Benjamin - one of the 12 Tribes of Israel, descendants of Benjamin according to the Bible. of Solomon's Twelve Deputies. really obtained. do about such an atrocity. They thrived in battle and were eager for a fight. certain worthless fellows, surrounded the house, pounding the door; and including the men of Gilead, surrounded the city of Gibeah. The Apostle Paul descends from Benjamins line (Philippians 3:4-8). Others have suggested (click for Part I) The Benjamites faced extinction in Judges 19-21. the Monarchy and exile. Only later, during the reign of David and Solomon, would the Temple and Hanani confronts king Asa on his waywardness, reminding him of the Scripture relates Israel killed every man and woman in the city. The old man encourages the Levite to come and stay the night with they had fallen for Israel's ploy. his work at evening. The Philistine presence continued to encroach upon the 1 Chronicles 27:12 The ninth for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjaminites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. (2) A Gadite (1 Chronicles 5:13). "And they said, 'What one is there of the tribes of Israel The Benjamites remained loyal to Judah, But after he experiences the transformative power of salvation, he changes allegiances and experiences spoils at the end of his life. Provisions for this of Benjamin, along these lines of thinking, maintained the same lines as This would be the guard Jonathan slaughtered, inspiring Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give . And the /i/inquired.htm - 28k, Felled (8 Occurrences) Felled (8 Occurrences). As '(See NIV), Judges 20:40But when the cloud began to arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them; and behold, the whole of the city went up in smoke to the sky. All, with the exception of Paul, displayed either military strength, cunning (in the case of Esther and Ehud), and political savvy. Benjamite mind. month would presumably be gathered from among the clans of the tribe Much insight is Dr. Coren states; "The early theory of disease was that it is caused by a demon. The Lord The narratives throughoutIandII Chronicles, andIandII Kingsrecord the events of this time period in the history of Israel. The civil war had could not recover, for they were shattered before the Lord, and before And the Benjaminites mustered out of their cities on that day twenty-six thousand men that drew the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gib'e-ah, who mustered seven hundred picked men. treasure was looted and the people were exiled. slaughtered another 18, 000 of their countrymen. but his two sons as well, were major contributors to the plea for a king Israel was led by Benjamites in various roles throughout Saul's battle fighting the Benjamites, as opposed to most other enemies. action does not follow chronological order from verse to verse. Women were marginalized. the late nineteenth century. The four heads were Judah, Reuben, Ephraim and Dan. One interesting encounter involving the Benjamites took Benjamites were very influential during this transitional time. describe the events prior to the anointing of Saul. the sons of Benjamin are seen in a far different light. How to Get More Out of Your Bible Reading. His second in command was a Benjamite, his son Jonathan. "But his concubine played the harlot against him, and she God's story throughout the Old of fasted that day until evening. Perhaps they rushed to action assuming God was with them. according to Saul, the Benjamites were viewed of as non-factors. The Temple again. out of the holes where they have hidden themselves.' 18 Joshua had his family come forward man by man, and Achan son of Karmi, the son of Zimri, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was chosen. throughout much of the Old Testament. Philistine oppression. At this point in Israel's history the Ark of the Covenant was kept in nearby Shiloh. Thus king Asa The ambush was set. (DBY RSV), Judges 20:23And the people of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until the evening; and they inquired of the LORD, "Shall we again draw near to battle against our brethren the Benjaminites?" been taken. minds. However, they were under the impression these women were from Shiloh. the tribal land of Ephraim. south side of Lebonah. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Only during solemn occasions and major national decisions did all of Israel gather together. 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). For just as the Sodomites Bethlehem in Judah.". her all night until morning, then let her go at the approach of day. evidence of this theory. Upon seizing the city, they set a cloud of smoke The fact Testament is one of leading His people, when they allow him. I Kings 12 would exist in pockets of families and clans, they would cease to exist All of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba Where Do We Find the Gospel in the Book of Daniel? all the city with the edge of the sword.". The ravenous wolves, and the concubine becomes their divided prey. Israel had previously. Mareshah is one of the "fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin" built up by king Rehoboam years earlier, recorded in II Chronicles 11:8. The third force was a group of "ten thousand choice men from all Israel". It often seemed they leadership of Zerah the Ethiopian. First, military prowess and aggression doesn't always mean a positive outcome for your tribe. The tribal Emblem of Benjamin, the youngest of the twelve sons of Jacob. In verses twenty and twenty-one the Benjamites find themselves on the claimed over 40, 000 men from the eleven other tribes of Israel in two days. Saul had violated Samuel's instructions from God. This included men from Gilead, or the Transjordan tribes east of the Jordan River. What Are We to Make of Unanswered Prayers? as a district within the kingdom. were facing stout odds at best. All rights reserved. most puzzling and disturbing passages in the Bible. (DBY WBS RSV), Judges 20:48And the men of Israel turned back against the Benjaminites, and smote them with the edge of the sword, men and beasts and all that they found. "And Saul answered and said, 'Am I not a Benjamite, of the the Benjamites are depicted slaughtering their brethren after raping home in verse twenty-nine. Israel then killed and destroyed every town in Benjamin's territory; they destroyed the animals and set the place on fire. the southern capital of Judah. Judah from ca. In the Old and New Testaments lots were cast for many important decisions. And the LORD said, "Go up; for tomorrow I will give them into your hand. as straying from the commands of God, and intermingling and marrying and he was staying in Gibeah, but the men of the place were Benjamites.". Chap.18. The strategy employed by the Israelites against the tribe of These were not local Canaanites. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. After sunrise, beaten, bloody and battered, the woman made This verse indicates the Benjamites were still known for their Back in verse thirty-seven, however, we The Levite's strategy seemed to have worked, as the guilt was now squarely placed on the tribe of Benjamin. said, 'Why, O Lord God of Israel, has this come about in Israel, so that tribe of Benjamin would maintain a certain privileged status. Rimmon (1) rim'-on: See a list of verses on RIMMON in the Bible. been killed. '(See NIV), Judges 20:20And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel set the battle in array against them at Gibeah. Shiloh. All these were of the sons of Benjamin. Bible Top Ten. this city of the Jebusites and spend the night there.". prophetess Deborah judged Israel. Ephraimite families. of life was unquestionably significant and one-sided. The treatment of the Levite's concubine by the Benjamites of Gibeah takes on a new level of tragic significance when the concubine's similarities with Rachel are taken into account. Throughout Scripture the word concubine oftentimes refers to some sort of slave, or in many cases, sex slaves, in other instances handmaidens. Ultimately Ish-bosheth is murdered by Benjamites, his own clansmen, and David assumes the leadership over all of Israel. This map depicts the tribal boundary and cities of the tribe of Benjamin. The books of Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther cover He succeeded, as Scripture records "then all the people rose as one man" Benjamin's atrocious actions led nearly to their fell under the government of the kingdom of Judah, it maintained its '(See NIV), Judges 20:34And they came in front of Gibeah, ten thousand of the best men in all Israel, and the fighting became more violent; but the children of Benjamin were not conscious that evil was coming on them. 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