Person Old Testament
Benaiah
Pelatiah son of Benaiah, a prince of Israel, was one of the wicked leaders who opposed Ezekiel's prophecy and died as a sign of judgment. Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at Ezekiel 11:1.
Why it matters. Father of Pelatiah, a wicked prince of Israel.
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- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Benaiah
Benaiah is mentioned in Ezk.11.1 and 13 as the father of Pelatiah, one of the twenty-five wicked princes of Israel who opposed the prophet Ezekiel's message. The context of the passage is Ezekiel's vision of the idolatry and wickedness in Jerusalem, which prompted God's judgment on the city. Pelatiah and the other princes are described as giving evil advice and plotting violence, disregarding the warnings of the prophets. As Ezekiel prophesied against them, Pelatiah suddenly died, serving as a sign of the impending judgment on the city and its leaders. Benaiah's mention as Pelatiah's father highlights the family connection and the fact that wickedness and opposition to God's message were present even among the leadership of Israel.
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 2 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.