According to the Torah the Tribe of Benjamin (Hebrew: שבט בִּנְיָמִין, Shevat Binyamin, Shevaṭ Binyāmin, binyāmîn in The Samaritan pentateuch the name appears As Binyamīm: hebrew, בנימים son of my right) hand was one of The tribes Of. israelrom after the conquest of the land by Joshua until the formation of the first Kingdom of Israel in c. 1050 BCE, the Tribe of Benjamin was a part of a loose confederation of Israelite tribes. No central government existed, and in times of crisis the people were led by ad hoc leaders known as Judges.