Bible Person

Benjamin

Meaning: son of the right hand · Male · 1 cross reference

This Benjamin entry refers to a post-exilic individual named in Ezra 10, not to the patriarch or tribe. He belongs to the restored community's difficult process of marriage reform. First appears in Ezra 10:32.1

AI summary: This Benjamin matters because his single cross reference places him among those publicly identified in Ezra's response to unlawful marriages. The entry shows how even familiar and honored names appear within the humbling work of repentance. Taken together, the material presents this Benjamin as one of the individuals included in post-exilic reform.1

Central Figure

Benjamin

Meaning: son of the right hand