Person Old Testament
Bani
Also known as Bani =ESV, NIV, KJV, LQ; Benjamin =LK
Bani, a descendant of Perez, was among those who settled in Jerusalem. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 9:4.
Why it matters. A descendant of Perez from the tribe of Judah.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Bani
Bani is mentioned in 1Ch.9.4 as one of the descendants of Perez who settled in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. Perez was one of the twin sons of Judah (Gen.38.29) and an ancestor of the royal line of David (Rut.4.18-22). The context of 1Chronicles 9 is a list of the families who resettled in Jerusalem and the surrounding towns. Bani's inclusion in this list indicates that he was part of the tribe of Judah and among those who returned from exile to rebuild the city and restore the community.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)