Person Old Testament
Benjamin
This Benjamin was a son of Bilhan and a descendant of Benjamin. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 7:10.
Why it matters. Son of Bilhan, descendant of Benjamin
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Benjamin
This Benjamin is mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin. He was a son of Bilhan and a descendant of Benjamin, the youngest son of Israel (or 'Jacob') (1Ch. 7:10). No further information is provided about this individual in the biblical text. His inclusion in the genealogy highlights the importance of family lineage and the preservation of ancestral records among the Israelites.
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.
- Parents
- Bilhan
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)