‘Ben-oni’ means ‘son of my pain’.

‘Benjamin’ may mean ‘son of my right hand’.

v21 Israel travelled on and he put his tent beyond Migdal-Eder. v22 While Israel lived in that district, Reuben had sex with Bilhah. Bilhah was an extra wife of Reuben’s father. And Israel heard what Reuben had done.

Now Jacob’s sons were 12.

v23 Leah’s sons were

Reuben (Jacob’s oldest son), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun.

v24 Rachel’s sons were

Joseph and Benjamin.

v25 Bilhah’s sons (Bilhah was Rachel’s maid) were

Dan and Naphtali.

v26 Zilpah’s sons (Zilpah was Leah’s maid) were

Gad and Asher.

These were Jacob’s sons who were born to him in Paddan-aram.

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