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by unknown on March 22nd, 2007

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What tribe did King Saul, the first king of Israel, come from?

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  • by singwell-is off researching a lot on March 22nd, 2007

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    He was from the tribe of Benjamin. Now here is a trivia fact: the tribe of Benjamin (although "benjamin" means "son of the right hand/promise) were heavily left handed. The slingshotters of the tribe were said to be left handed Judg . xx . 16, cf. iii . 15) and even ambidextrous (1 Chron. xii .

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  • by mejinn on March 22nd, 2007

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    That was the tribe of Benjamin, I believe

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  • by Denis_R on December 16th, 2010

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    Yes, Saul was a Benjaminite.

    And as a note to the information that the Benjaminites were left handed, when the Bible says they were left handed that means that they were ambidextrous. Slinging stones left handed in itself is not any more advantageous than slinging them right handed so that by mentioning that they slung left handed it is understood that it is in addition to slinging them right handed.

    At any rate, when Israel blessed his son Benjamin he compared him to a wolf that would go on tearing at his prey (Genesis 49:27) and the blessing was prophetic because the Benjaminites, though a small tribe, were known for being fearless and skillful fighters. Although Saul had fallen out of God's favor the account of his "last stand" with his sons against the Philistines shows how courageous they were (1 Chronicles 10). The judge Ehud, a Benjaminite, killed Eglon with a large dagger/short sword hidden under his garments on the right. He withdrew it with his left hand and killed the fat Moabite with it then made his escape (Judges 3). Many scholars believe that when it says he was left handed, it means he was ambidextrous. The Hebrew term used here for "left handed" means closed (or impeded) of the right hand. It is believed that the Benjaminites taught their warriors to be ambidextrous by tying (i.e. "closing off" or "impeding") their right arms to their bodies while they practiced the sword and the sling with the left, which would explain what is really meant by the Hebrew term that we translate "left handed," that is, ambidextrous.

    It is an interesting bit of Bible information.

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  • by shanthy on June 9th, 2010

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    Share your answer...Benjamin

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  • by shanthy on June 9th, 2010

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    benjamin

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