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The Binyamin Family

Write the Great Book

בִּנְיָמִין

(Benjamin)

Origin of the name, history and genealogy of the Binyamin lineage — a Jewish family name and the traces it left behind.

Last son of Jacob, the only one born in Canaan (to Rachel). Strategic territory between Judah and Ephraim; produces Saul, the first king, then Mordecai of the Book of Esther.

Geographic origin: Jérusalem, Guibéa, Beit-El

Memory register · custodian, not owner

A book yet to be written

The Great Book of the Binyamin lineage has not yet been written.

Claude Opus 4.8 will compose an original work from archival items in the corpus that mention this lineage, in-depth web research, and family contributions already submitted. The work will comprise approximately 30 to 40 pages — introduction, 5 to 7 chapters, conclusion — and will be automatically enriched with each new contribution.

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Collection

Location of archival items, responsa and articles in the corpus that cite the lineage or its variants.

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Web research

Claude explores external sources (encyclopaedias, academic databases, digital archives).

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Writing

Outline, chapters, bibliography — every page is sourced. Live streaming.

Get a single link: it signs you in if you already have an account, or creates one — no password. This finalises your proposal and lets you follow its review.

Lineage Map

JudéeJudéeIspahanIspahanBabyloneBabylonePlace of Origin — JérusalemJérusalem
Place of Origin Diaspora Memory (transmitted)Regions reconstructed from documented origins and diaspora.

This book tells the story of the Binyamin. Your own family may also have its Great Book — search your name to discover it, or to bring it to life.

To explore more deeply the memory, family archives, and testimonies of the lineage Binyamin, remember and share its dedicated address:

zakhor.ai/tribu-binyamin

The address zakhor.ai/tribu-binyamin leads directly to this page. The archives, genealogy, and accounts that the community deposits there will complement the historical portrait presented here.

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Link

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HTML

<a href="https://zakhor.ai/en/grands-livres/familles/tribu-binyamin">Binyamin — Zakhor</a>

Citation

Binyamin — Zakhor, https://zakhor.ai/en/grands-livres/familles/tribu-binyamin

Variants of the name (4)

One name, a hundred faces.

The same surname, transcribed differently across languages, eras, and diasporas.

Latin3

BenjaminBen-YaminBinyomin

עברית · Hebrew1

בִּנְיָמִין

Does your family write this name differently?

Notable figures

  • 1.

    Binyamin ben Yaakov

    Patriarche de tribu

  • 2.

    Shaul ha-Melekh

    Premier roi d''Israël

  • 3.

    Mordekhai

    Héros de Pourim

In memory

The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names at Yad Vashem records the women, men, and children murdered during the Shoah. You can search there for the people who bore the name Binyamin.

Search “Binyamin” on Yad Vashem

The search is performed directly in the Yad Vashem archives; Zakhor neither copies nor retains any personal data. The presence or absence of a name in the database is not exhaustive. Learn more

Places along the journey

Diaspora regions

JudéePerseBabylone

The days of this book

This book bears no memory day yet. The sources that document Binyamin give years and centuries, never a day; we do not invent one.

You know a date — a remembrance, a hilloula, the anniversary of a departure? Give it its day

Tags

#tribu#royale#jerusalem#cadet#lieu-geo-auto

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