Topic
Benjamin, Tribe of
51 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 35:18Torrey Descended from Jacob's twelfth son
And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin.
- Genesis 49:27Torrey Predictions respecting
¶ Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.
- Numbers 1:11Torrey PERSONS SELECTED FROM — To number the people
Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.
- Numbers 1:36Torrey Strength of, on leaving Egypt
¶ Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
- Numbers 1:37Torrey Strength of, on leaving Egypt
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
- Numbers 2:18Torrey Encamped on west side of the tabernacle under the standard of Ephraim
¶ On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
- Numbers 2:22Torrey Encamped on west side of the tabernacle under the standard of Ephraim
Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
- Numbers 7:60–65Torrey Offering of, at dedication
¶ On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin, offered: His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary;…
- Numbers 10:22Torrey Formed the rear of the third division of Israel in their journeys
¶ And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
- Numbers 10:24Torrey Formed the rear of the third division of Israel in their journeys
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.
- Numbers 13:9Torrey PERSONS SELECTED FROM — To spy out the land
Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.
- Numbers 26:38–40Torrey Families of
¶ The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites: Of Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites: of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites. And the…
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- Numbers 26:41 Torrey Strength of, entering Canaan
- Numbers 34:21 Torrey PERSONS SELECTED FROM — To divide the land
- Deuteronomy 27:12 Torrey On Gerizim said amen to the blessings
- Deuteronomy 33:12 Torrey Predictions respecting
- Joshua 18:11–28 Torrey Cities and bounds of inheritance
- Judges 3:15 Torrey Celebrated persons of — Ehud
- Judges 5:14 Torrey Assisted against Sisera
- Judges 10:9 Torrey Oppressed by the Ammonites
- Judges 20:12–48 Torrey Almost annihilated for protecting the men of Gibeah
- Judges 21:1–23 Torrey Remnant of, provided with wives to preserve the tribe
- 1 Samuel 9:1 Torrey Furnished the first king to Israel
- 1 Samuel 9:2 Torrey Furnished the first king to Israel
- 1 Samuel 9:15–17 Torrey Furnished the first king to Israel
- 1 Samuel 10:1 Torrey Celebrated persons of — Saul
- 1 Samuel 10:20 Torrey Furnished the first king to Israel
- 1 Samuel 10:21 Torrey Furnished the first king to Israel
- 1 Samuel 14:51 Torrey Celebrated persons of — Abner
- 1 Samuel 17:55 Torrey Celebrated persons of — Abner
- 2 Samuel 2:8–10 Torrey Furnished the first king to Israel
- 2 Samuel 2:9 Torrey Adhered for a time to the house of Saul against David
- 2 Samuel 2:15 Torrey Adhered for a time to the house of Saul against David
- 2 Samuel 2:25 Torrey Adhered for a time to the house of Saul against David
- 2 Samuel 2:31 Torrey Adhered for a time to the house of Saul against David
- 2 Samuel 3:19 Torrey Revolted from the house of Saul
- 2 Samuel 19:16 Torrey A thousand of, with Shimei came to meet David on his return to Jerusalem
- 2 Samuel 19:17 Torrey A thousand of, with Shimei came to meet David on his return to Jerusalem
- 2 Samuel 21:19 Torrey Celebrated persons of — Elhanan
- 1 Kings 4:18 Torrey Captains appointed over
- 1 Kings 12:21 Torrey Remained faithful to Judah
- 1 Chronicles 7:6–12 Torrey Very numerous in David's time
- 1 Chronicles 12:1–7 Torrey Some of, assisted David
- 1 Chronicles 12:2 Torrey Celebrated as bowmen and slingers
- 1 Chronicles 12:16 Torrey Some of, assisted David
- 1 Chronicles 12:29 Torrey Some of, at David's coronation
- 1 Chronicles 27:12 Torrey Captains appointed over
- 2 Chronicles 17:17 Torrey Furnished an army to Jehoshaphat
- Ezra 1:5 Torrey Numbers of, returned from the captivity and dwelt at Jerusalem
- Nehemiah 11:4 Torrey Numbers of, returned from the captivity and dwelt at Jerusalem
- Philippians 3:5 Torrey Celebrated persons of — Paul
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 53 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Descended from Jacob's twelfth son Ge 35:18
- Predictions respecting Ge 49:27; De 33:12
- PERSONS SELECTED FROM
- 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 Ephraim 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 Jud 5:14
- Oppressed by the Ammonites Jud 10:9
- Almost annihilated for protecting the men of Gibeah Jud 20:12-48
- Remnant of, provided with wives to preserve the tribe Jud 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 thousand 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
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.