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Benjamite

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Heb. prop. Ben-Yemini', בֶּןאּיְמַינַי, son of Jemini. 1 Samuel 9:21; 1 Samuel 22:7; 2 Samuel 16:51; 2 Samuel 19:17; 1 Kings 2:8; 1 Chronicles 27:12; "of Benjamin." Psalms 7, title; but simply Yemini', יְמַינַי, in Judges 3:15; Judges 19:16; 1 Samuel 9:1; 1 Samuel 9:4; 2 Samuel 20:1; Esther 2:5; elsewhere the usual name Benjamin with some other prefix, (See BENJAMIN) ), the patronymic title of the descendants of the patriarch Benjamin (q.v.).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Benjamite'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/benjamite.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
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