Ezekiel 48:23

God mentions the *tribes that were south of the *temple in this ideal plan.

It is wonderful to see Benjamin’s name in this list. Benjamin was Jacob’s youngest son. And Jacob loved him. But once, after a terrible war, the *tribe of Benjamin almost did not exist. Only by a surprising scheme did the *Israelites save that *tribe (Judges chapter 21). Afterwards Saul, *Israel’s first king, came from the *tribe. But Benjamin was the smallest *tribe (see Psalms 68:27).