Benjamin, son of Jacob — ܒܢܝܡܝܢ
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ܒܢܝܡܝܢ; Benyamīn; Benjamin, son of Jacob; Benyamīn; Benjamin
identifier: http://syriaca.org/person/1632
identifier: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin
Benjamin, son of Jacob is the biblical patriarch from the book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. The favored youngest son of Jacob and Rachel, he was also the favorite of his older brother Joseph. The two were commemorated together in the Syriac hagiographic tradition.
state: Saint
Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca 1800