Gen 46:21 And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
Benjamin (Ben-o'-ni) was the last son before Rachel died.(Genesis 35:16-18)
Jacob and Rachel had only 2 sons, Joseph and Benjamin. The others were from his other wives Leah, Bilhah and Zilpah. The older (not oldest) son as per the crossword question is therefore Joseph.
Jacob called his son Benjamin because Rachel, his mother, named him "Ben-Oni" which means "son of my sorrow" before she died in childbirth. Jacob changed his name to Benjamin, meaning "son of my right hand", to honor Rachel and show his love and favor for his youngest son.
The mother of Joseph, son of Jacob, was Rachel. He was her first-born son.
Rachel wife of Jacob died by giving birth to Benjamin
Benjamin means A Hebrew patriarch; the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel and The smallest tribe of Israel, traditionally descended from him.
Rachel was la bans daughter she married Jacob Isaacs son.
He never had sisters, he had many brothers. He was the 11th of his twelve brothers and the 12th brother was Benjamin who was born before his mom Rachel died. Rachel was the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Jacob (Israel)'s first wife was Rachel's sister, Leah.
In the Bible, Jacob had two wives: Leah and Rachel. Leah bore him six sons, while Rachel had two sons. Rachel died giving birth to their second son, Benjamin. Leah's fate is not specifically mentioned after Jacob's death.
Joseph was, like his younger brother Benjamin, the son of his favorite wife, Rachel. Joseph was also favored because he was Rachel's first child.
In the Bible, Jacob's son Benjamin was not mentioned as committing any significant wrongdoing. Benjamin was the youngest son of Jacob and is described as being favored by his father. If there are any negative actions associated with Benjamin, they are not a prominent part of the biblical narrative.
Jacob had many sons as he had two wives Leah and rachel the daughters of Laban. The third son of Jacob was Levi.