Judg. iii. 15.JEMINI. This word is generally placed for Benjamin. Thus it is said that Gera1 the father of Ehud, was the son of Jemini, that is to say, of the Tribe of Benjamin. And speaking of Saul, it is said, that he was 1 Sam. ix. 1.the son of a man of Jemini, meaning, of the Tribe of Benjamin. In another place, the land of Jemini is the land of Benjamin. 1 Sam. ix. 4.Jemini in Hebrew signifies my right hand. This is the name which Jacob gave his son, whom Rachel called Benoni, or the son of my sorrow.
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Translators’ note. Not the grandfather, as the Author has it אהוד בן גראLXX. ‘Αωδ υἱὸς Γηρά. ↩