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<p> Ben'jamin, The [[Tribe]] of. The contrast between the warlike character of the tribe and the peaceful image of its progenitor comes out in many scattered notices. [[Benjamin]] was the only tribe which seems to have pursued archery to any purpose, and their skill with the bow, 1 Samuel 20:20; 1 Samuel 20:36; 2 Samuel 1:23; 2 Samuel 2; 1 Chronicles 8:40; 1 Chronicles 12:2; 2 Chronicles 17:17, and the sling, Judges 20:16, is celebrated. </p> <p> The dreadful deed recorded in Judges 19, was defended by Benjamin. Later, the tribe seems, however, to assume another position, as Ramah, 1 Samuel 9:12, etc., Mizpeh, 1 Samuel 7:5, [[Bethel]] and Gibeon, 1 Kings 3:4, were all in the land of Benjamin. After the struggles and contests which followed the death of Saul, the history of Benjamin becomes merged in that of the southern kingdom. </p> | The Tribe Ofbenjamin <ref name="term_71851" /> | ||
==References == | <p> '''Ben'jamin, The [[Tribe]] of.''' The contrast between the warlike character of the tribe and the peaceful image of its progenitor comes out in many scattered notices. [[Benjamin]] was the only tribe which seems to have pursued archery to any purpose, and their skill with the bow, 1 Samuel 20:20; 1 Samuel 20:36; 2 Samuel 1:23; 2 Samuel 2; 1 Chronicles 8:40; 1 Chronicles 12:2; 2 Chronicles 17:17, and the sling, Judges 20:16, is celebrated. </p> <p> The dreadful deed recorded in Judges 19, was defended by Benjamin. Later, the tribe seems, however, to assume another position, as Ramah, 1 Samuel 9:12, etc., Mizpeh, 1 Samuel 7:5, [[Bethel]] and Gibeon, 1 Kings 3:4, were all in the land of Benjamin. After the struggles and contests which followed the death of Saul, the history of Benjamin becomes merged in that of the southern kingdom. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_71851"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/benjamin+the+tribe+of The Tribe Ofbenjamin from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | <ref name="term_71851"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/benjamin+the+tribe+of The Tribe Ofbenjamin from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:04, 13 October 2021
The Tribe Ofbenjamin [1]
Ben'jamin, The Tribe of. The contrast between the warlike character of the tribe and the peaceful image of its progenitor comes out in many scattered notices. Benjamin was the only tribe which seems to have pursued archery to any purpose, and their skill with the bow, 1 Samuel 20:20; 1 Samuel 20:36; 2 Samuel 1:23; 2 Samuel 2; 1 Chronicles 8:40; 1 Chronicles 12:2; 2 Chronicles 17:17, and the sling, Judges 20:16, is celebrated.
The dreadful deed recorded in Judges 19, was defended by Benjamin. Later, the tribe seems, however, to assume another position, as Ramah, 1 Samuel 9:12, etc., Mizpeh, 1 Samuel 7:5, Bethel and Gibeon, 1 Kings 3:4, were all in the land of Benjamin. After the struggles and contests which followed the death of Saul, the history of Benjamin becomes merged in that of the southern kingdom.
