Benjamin (Ben-o'-ni) was the last son before Rachel died.
(Genesis 35:16-18)
Benjamin means A Hebrew patriarch; the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel and The smallest tribe of Israel, traditionally descended from him.
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.
The mother of Joseph, son of Jacob, was Rachel. He was her first-born son.
Jacob had many sons as he had two wives Leah and rachel the daughters of Laban. The third son of Jacob was Levi.
Jacob had many sons as he had two wives Leah and rachel the daughters of Laban. The third son of Jacob was Levi.
Benjamin was the son of Jacob and one of his wives, Rachel. The birth of Benjamin was very, very painful for Rachel. When Benjamin was born Rachel named him, with her dying breath, Benoni, meaning Son of My Pain. Jacob altered the name to Benjamin, literally meaning Son of the Right. People assume this to mean the right hand. The right was associated with riotousness, strength, and courage. The name Benjamin in Hebrew is Bin-Yamin. Bin means Son of and Yamin means Right. The word right also means south, so Benjamin's name might be describing the location of his birth. Side note, my name is Benjamin.
Benjamin was Jacob's youngest son. (See Genesis 29:31-30:24, 35:16-18). Only Benjamin was born in the land of Canaan.The order of their Jacob's sons from oldest to youngest is the following:ReubenSimeonLeviJudahDanNaphtaliGadAsherIssacharZebulunJosephBenjamin
The sixth son of Jacob in the Old Testament was Naphtali. He was the son of Jacob and his wife Bilhah, who was Rachel's maidservant. Naphtali's name means "my struggle" in Hebrew.
Rachel was la bans daughter she married Jacob Isaacs son.
Benjamin was the twelfth and last born son of Jacob.
Jacob's fifth son was Naphtali, born to him by his wife Bilhah, Rachel's servant.
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.