There are 5 people named Benjamin in the Bible
Compare all 5 bearers below, with the details Scripture gives to tell them apart.
Meaning of Benjamin
Son of the Right Hand
- Original form
- בִּנְיָמִין
- Transliteration
- Binyâmîyn
- Language of origin
- Hebrew
ben, “son” + yamin, “right hand”.
Genesis 35:18 records the naming — Rachel called him Ben-oni, “son of my sorrow”, and his father called him Benjamin — but it does not state what Benjamin means.
Source: Open Scriptures Strong’s Dictionary
The best known is Benjamin, Son of Jacob, first named at Genesis 35:18. The rest are listed below, most-mentioned first.
