» This article is about the history and origin of Benjamin. For people named Benjamin, see Benjamin (name). For other uses, see Benjamin (disambiguation). Benjamin was, according to the Book of Genesis, a son of Jacob, the second (and final) son of Rachel, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Benjamin; in the Biblical account, unlike Rachel's first son - Joseph, the father of Ephraim and Manasseh - Benjamin was born after Jacob and Rachel arrived in Canaan. However some Biblical scholars v… (More on Benjamin)