Numbers 1:36 Cross References - NSB

³⁶ The roster of families and households for the descendants of Benjamin listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty.

¹⁶ After that they moved from Bethel. When there was still some distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel went into labor. She had severe labor pains. ¹⁷ When one of her pains hit, the midwife said: »Do not be afraid. You have another son!« ¹⁸ Rachel was dying! With her last breath she named her son Ben-oni (Son of My Sorrow), but his father named him Benjamin (Son of My Right Hand).

²⁰ »We answered, ‘We have a father who is old and a younger brother born to him when he was already old. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’

²¹ The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

²⁷ »Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning and evening he destroys his enemies.«

³⁸ The families descended from Benjamin were the family of Bela, the family of Ashbel, the family of Ahiram, ³⁹ the family of Shupham, and the family of Hupham. ⁴⁰ The descendants of Bela through Ard and Naaman were the family of Ard and the family of Naaman. ⁴¹ These were the families descended from Benjamin. The total number of men was forty-five thousand six hundred.

¹⁷ From Benjamin there was the fighting man Eliada with two hundred thousand armed men with bows and shields.

⁸ Of the tribe of Zebulun were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.