בנימין's father was יעקב ישראל and his mother is רחל. His paternal grandparents were יצחק and רבקה; his maternal grandfather is לבן. He is the youngest of two children. He had a brother named יוסף. He had ten half-brothers and a half-sister, named ראובן, שמעון, לוי, יהודה, יששכר, זבולון, גד, אשר, דן, נפתלי and דינה.
General Notes
But Benjamin, Joseph?אשs brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him. ... And Jacob their fat her said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, a nd Simeon is not, andye will take Bene BENJAMIN Son of the right hand. (1) Son of Jacob and Rachel; his birth, Gen. 35: 18; how brought to Egy pt and treated by Joseph, chs. 42-45; blessing of,by Jacob, Gen. 49: 27; by Moses, Deut. 33: 12; border and cities, Josh. 18: 11-28; Josh. 21: 4 , Son of my sorrow, or of my strength. First name of Benjamin (Gen. 35: 18).