In the Old Testament, the second son of Jacob and Rachel (Gen. 35: 16-20).

The tribe of Benjamin: Jacob blessed Benjamin (Gen. 49: 27). The descendants of Benjamin were a warlike race. Two important Benjaminites were Saul, the first Israelite king (1 Sam. 9: 1-2), and Paul, the New Testament Apostle (Rom. 11: 1).