Numbers 1:36

Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a tunic of many colors.

Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,

The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael, three.

As her soul was departing (for she died), she named him Benoni, but his father named him Benjamin.

He said, “My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left. If harm happens to him along the way in which you go, then you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.”

“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning he will devour the prey. At evening he will divide the plunder.”

The enemy said, ‘I will pursue. I will overtake. I will divide the plunder. My desire will be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword. My hand will destroy them.’

The children of Benjamin came out of Gibeah, and on that day destroyed twenty-two thousand of the Israelite men down to the ground.

Benjamin went out against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men. All these drew the sword.

Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud,

Her princes within it are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.

He went in also to Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him seven more years.

She named him Joseph, saying, “May Yahweh add another son to me.”

They said to one another, “Behold, this dreamer comes.

They said, “We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is today with our father, and one is no more.”

Jacob, their father, said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children! Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take Benjamin away. All these things are against me.”

We said to my lord, ‘We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loves him.’

The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

His father refused, and said, “I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will be great. However, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his offspring will become a multitude of nations.”

“Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies. Your father’s sons will bow down before you.

Of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni.

those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

Behold, a people rises up as a lioness. As a lion he lifts himself up. He shall not lie down until he eats of the prey, and drinks the blood of the slain.”

The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;

of Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.

These are the sons of Benjamin after their families; and those who were counted of them were forty-five thousand six hundred.

Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.

About Benjamin he said, “The beloved of Yahweh will dwell in safety by him. He covers him all day long. He dwells between his shoulders.”

The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and Yahweh was with them.

As Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him. He recognized him, and fell on his face, and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”

So were Shuppim, Huppim, the sons of Ir, Hushim, and the sons of Aher.

These are the sons of Ehud. These are the heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Geba, who were carried captive to Manahath:

Asa had an army of three hundred thousand out of Judah who bore bucklers and spears, and two hundred eighty thousand out of Benjamin who bore shields and drew bows. All these were mighty men of valor.

From Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;

Therefore a lion out of the forest will kill them. A wolf of the evenings will destroy them. A leopard will watch against their cities. Everyone who goes out there will be torn in pieces, because their transgressions are many and their backsliding has increased.

There is a conspiracy of her prophets within it, like a roaring lion ravening the prey. They have devoured souls. They take treasure and precious things. They have made many widows within it.

Her princes within her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing until the next day.

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.

“Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

Therefore still having one, his beloved son, he sent him last to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

Now when he came near to the gate of the city, behold, one who was dead was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. Many people of the city were with her.

Behold, a man from the crowd called out, saying, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.

But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house and dragged both men and women off to prison.

But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest

For I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee;

of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand, of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, and of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed.