Beniamin (Βενιαμίν) is the Greek form of the Hebrew Binyamin (בִּנְיָמִין), meaning "son of the right hand" or "son of the south." Benjamin was the twelfth and youngest son of Jacob, born of Rachel who died in childbirth. Paul identifies himself as "from the tribe of Benjamin" (Romans 11:1; Philippians 3:5), as does the tribe mentioned in Revelation 7:8.
Benjamin's name — "son of the right hand" — carries profound Messianic resonance when viewed through the lens of Jesus Christ, who sits at the Father's "right hand." Paul's pride in his Benjaminite heritage (Philippians 3:5) contrasts with his later dismissal of such credentials as "rubbish" compared to knowing Christ (3:8). Yet God preserved Benjamin as a tribe alongside Judah to maintain the Davidic covenant (1 Kings 12:23). Even Saul the first king came from Benjamin — Paul's tribe — while the ultimate King came from Judah.