Which New Testament figures from Benjamin's tribe demonstrate this prophecy's fulfillment?

Benjamin’s prophetic portrait

“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he will devour the prey, and in the evening he will divide the plunder.” (Genesis 49:27)

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Benjamites who surface in the New Testament

• Saul of Tarsus—better known as the apostle Paul (Romans 11:1; Philippians 3:5)

• The yet-future Benjamite contingent numbered among the 144,000 sealed servants in Revelation 7:8

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Saul of Tarsus: the tribe’s “morning” predator

• Acts 8:3 — “Saul began to destroy the church.”

• Acts 9:1 — “Saul was still breathing out threats of murder against the disciples of the Lord.”

• Like a wolf at dawn, he hunted believers, hauling them off to prison and consenting to Stephen’s death (Acts 7:58).

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Paul the apostle: the tribe’s “evening” distributor of spoil

• Acts 13:9 marks the turning point: “Saul, who was also called Paul…”

• Acts 20:24 — he now pours out his life “to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.”

• 1 Thessalonians 2:8 — he gladly shares “not only the gospel of God, but our own lives as well.”

• 2 Timothy 4:6-7 — in his twilight he is “already being poured out,” having “fought the good fight.”

• Morning: devouring; evening: dividing. The same man embodies both halves of Jacob’s prophecy.

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Revelation 7:8: Benjamin’s corporate fulfillment

• “from the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand”.

• Instead of ravaging, these sealed Benjamites stand with the Lamb, sharing the ultimate spoil—salvation’s blessings—with the world in the end-time harvest.

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Key observations

• Genesis 49:27 lacked a time stamp; Paul’s life provides the clear, historical “morning and evening” arc.

• The prophecy continues on a larger scale in Revelation, assuring that Benjamin’s tribe will not only stop devouring but help distribute eternal plunder.

• Both the individual (Paul) and the collective (Revelation’s 12,000) answer the prophecy, confirming Scripture’s precision and God’s redemptive plan.