Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(Heb. Ben-Oni', בֶּןאּאוֹנַי, son of my sorrow, otherwise of my strength, i.e. of my last effort, Hiller, Onomast. p. 300; Sept. translates υἱὸςὀδύνης ), the name given by Rachel in her expiring breath to her youngest son, in token of the death-pangs that gave him birth (Genesis 35:18); afterward changed by his father to BENJAMIN (See BENJAMIN) (q.v.).
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Bibliography Information McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ben-Oni'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/b/ben-oni.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.