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In the biblical narrative, the concept of the "youngest" often carries significant theological and narrative weight. The youngest child in a family is frequently depicted as a figure of divine favor, unexpected blessing, or pivotal change in the unfolding of God's plan.

Joseph: One of the most prominent examples of the youngest child playing a crucial role is Joseph, the eleventh son of Jacob and the firstborn of Rachel. Although not the absolute youngest, Joseph is favored by his father, which incites jealousy among his brothers. His account, found in Genesis 37-50, illustrates how God can use the youngest to fulfill His purposes. Joseph's journey from being sold into slavery to becoming a powerful leader in Egypt demonstrates God's providence and the fulfillment of dreams given to him in his youth.

Benjamin: The youngest son of Jacob, Benjamin, holds a special place in the family narrative. After Joseph's apparent death, Benjamin becomes the new favorite of Jacob. In Genesis 42-45, Joseph's brothers must bring Benjamin to Egypt to prove their honesty, which tests their integrity and ultimately leads to family reconciliation. Benjamin's role underscores themes of redemption and the restoration of familial bonds.

David: David, the youngest son of Jesse, is another significant biblical figure. In 1 Samuel 16, God instructs Samuel to anoint David as king, despite his being the youngest and least likely candidate in the eyes of his family. David's anointing and subsequent rise to kingship highlight the biblical theme that God often chooses the least expected to accomplish His will. David's life and reign are central to the history of Israel and the lineage of Jesus Christ.

Solomon: Although not the youngest in a traditional sense, Solomon was the youngest surviving son of David and Bathsheba. His ascension to the throne, as recorded in 1 Kings 1-2, was marked by divine favor and the fulfillment of God's promise to David. Solomon's wisdom and the building of the Temple in Jerusalem are pivotal events in Israel's history.

New Testament Context: In the New Testament, the concept of the youngest is less about birth order and more about spiritual humility and receptivity. Jesus emphasizes the importance of becoming like little children to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 18:3-4: "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven."). This teaching underscores the value of humility and dependence on God, qualities often associated with the youngest in a family.

Throughout the Bible, the youngest often symbolizes God's unexpected choice and the overturning of human expectations. Whether through the lives of individuals like Joseph, Benjamin, David, and Solomon, or through the teachings of Jesus, the youngest serve as reminders of God's sovereignty and the unfolding of His divine plan.

Greek

958. Beniamin -- Benjamin, one of the twelve Isr. tribes
... Proper Noun, Indeclinable Transliteration: Beniamin Phonetic Spelling:
(ben-ee-am-een') Short Definition: Benjamin Definition: Benjamin, youngest son of ...
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3501b. neos, neoteros -- young, new
... word Definition young, new NASB Word Usage new (10), new self (1), young men (2),
young women (1), younger (6), younger men (2), youngest (1). 3501a, 3501b. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

1144. Binyamin -- "son of (the) right hand," youngest son of Jacob ...
... 1143, 1144. Binyamin. 1145 . "son of (the) right hand," youngest son
of Jacob, also the name of two other Isr . Transliteration ...
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6810. tsair -- little, insignificant, young
... Word Usage least (1), least one (1), little (1), little ones (3), servants (1),
small (2), those younger (1), young (1), younger (7), youngest (4), youngest ...
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6996a. qatan -- small, young, unimportant
... small, young, unimportant NASB Word Usage least (10), little (7), small (13), small
things (1), smaller (1), smallest (1), young (3), younger (9), youngest (3 ...
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6996b. qaton -- small, insignificant
... small, insignificant NASB Word Usage all* (2), brief (1), lesser (1), little (6),
minor (2), small (22), smallest one (1), young (1), younger (3), youngest (14 ...
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1732. David -- perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse
... David. Rarely (fully); Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as dowd; loving; David,
the youngest son of Jesse -- David. see HEBREW dowd. 1731, 1732. ...
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Library

How Joseph, the Youngest of Jacob's Sons, was Envied by his ...
... CHAPTER 2. How Joseph, The Youngest Of Jacob's Sons, Was Envied By His Brethren,
When Certain Dreams Had Foreshown His Future Happiness. ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 2 how joseph the.htm

The Blessings of Noah Upon Shem and Japheth. (Gen. Ix. 18-27. )
... x., from the youngest, [Pg 32] Japheth, Ham, Shem,"where, however, in ver.21, the
words added immediately after Shem""the elder brother of Japheth ...
/.../hengstenberg/christology of the old testament/the blessings of noah upon.htm

The Testing of Joseph's Brothers
... The youngest is to-day with our father, and one is dead." Joseph said to them,
"It is just as I said to you, 'You are spies.' By this you shall be tested: as ...
/.../sherman/the childrens bible/the testing of josephs brothers.htm

The Mystery of the Lost Brother
... with us. The man who rules in that land said to us, 'You shall not see
my face, unless your youngest brother be with you'.". And ...
/.../marshall/the wonder book of bible stories/the mystery of the lost.htm

The Blossoming Desert.
... receive into the fellowship of the Christian Church ten individuals, eight men and
two women, the eldest a widow woman aged sixty-eight, the youngest a young ...
/.../fagg/forty years in south china/vii the blossoming desert.htm

Joseph's Forgiveness of his Brothers
... The boy cannot leave his father; for if he should leave his father, his father would
die.' Then you said to your servants, 'Unless your youngest brother comes ...
/.../sherman/the childrens bible/josephs forgiveness of his brothers.htm

The Story of David
... flocks. That father, whose name was Jesse, was one of the chief men of the
town, and David was the youngest of all his sons. There ...
//christianbookshelf.org/steedman/david the shepherd boy/the story of david.htm

The Story of Benjamin.
... We are the sons of one man in Canaan, and truly the youngest is now with
our father, and one other is dead.". Was he still angry? ...
/.../anonymous/children of the old testament/the story of benjamin.htm

Chapter xliv
... his sack. And place my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of
the youngest as well as the money for his grain. And he ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xliv.htm

Joseph --The Savior of his People.
... for his great family. So he sent his ten sons down into Egypt to buy wheat,
keeping Benjamin, the youngest at home. When they came ...
/.../lathbury/childs story of the bible/chapter viii josephthe savior of.htm

Thesaurus

Youngest (26 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Youngest (26 Occurrences). ... Genesis 9:24 Noah awoke
from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done to him. ...
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Oldest (58 Occurrences)
... Genesis 19:4 Before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, surrounded
the house, from the youngest to the oldest all the people from every ...
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Segub (3 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Elevated. (1.) The youngest son of Hiel the Bethelite. ...
(1) The youngest son of Hiel, the rebuilder of Jericho (1 Kings 16:34). ...
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Abiram (9 Occurrences)
... Jericho; (who) shall lay its foundation in his firstborn, and set up its gates in
his youngest.' According to this interpretation the death of the builder's ...
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Eldest (17 Occurrences)
... Genesis 44:12 He searched, beginning with the eldest, and ending at the youngest. ...
1 Samuel 17:14 David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul. ...
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Jesse (45 Occurrences)
... 1:5, 6; Luke 3:32). He was the father of eight sons, the youngest of whom
was David (1 Samuel 17:12). The phrase "stem of Jesse" is ...
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Benjamin (167 Occurrences)
... BENJAMIN. ben'-ja-min (binyamin, or binyamin; Beniaein, Beniamin): 1. The Patriarch:
The youngest of Jacob's sons. His mother Rachel died in giving him birth. ...
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Jotham (26 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Jehovah is perfect. (1.) The youngest of Gideon's
seventy sons. He escaped when the rest were put to death ...
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Zebulun (46 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Dwelling, the sixth and youngest son of Jacob and
Leah (Genesis 30:20). Little is known of his personal history. ...
/z/zebulun.htm - 29k

Goblet (6 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Goblet (6 Occurrences). Genesis 44:2 And put my cup, the
silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his grain money. ...
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Resources

Why did Noah curse Ham / Canaan? | GotQuestions.org

Who was Benjamin in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

How many brothers did King David have? | GotQuestions.org

Youngest: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Youngest (26 Occurrences)

Luke 22:26
but ye 'are' not so, but he who is greater among you -- let him be as the younger; and he who is leading, as he who is ministering;
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 9:24
Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done to him.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 19:4
Before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, from the youngest to the oldest all the people from every quarter.
(DBY)

Genesis 42:13
They said, "We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is no more."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 42:15
By this you shall be tested. By the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go forth from here, unless your youngest brother comes here.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 42:20
Bring your youngest brother to me; so will your words be verified, and you won't die." They did so.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 42:32
We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no more, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.'
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 42:34
Bring your youngest brother to me. Then I will know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. So I will deliver your brother to you, and you shall trade in the land.'"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 43:29
He lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamin, his brother, his mother's son, and said, "Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?" He said, "God be gracious to you, my son."
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 43:33
They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men marveled one with another.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 44:2
Put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, with his grain money." He did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 44:12
He searched, beginning with the eldest, and ending at the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 44:23
You said to your servants,'Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will see my face no more.'
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 44:26
We said,'We can't go down. If our youngest brother is with us, then we will go down: for we may not see the man's face, unless our youngest brother is with us.'
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Joshua 6:26
Joshua commanded them with an oath at that time, saying, "Cursed is the man before Yahweh, who rises up and builds this city Jericho. With the loss of his firstborn shall he lay its foundation, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up its gates."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Judges 6:15
He said to him, "Oh, Lord, how shall I save Israel? Behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house."
(See NAS)

Judges 9:5
He went to his father's house at Ophrah, and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy persons, on one stone: but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 16:11
Samuel said to Jesse, "Are all your children here?" He said, "There remains yet the youngest, and behold, he is keeping the sheep." Samuel said to Jesse, "Send and get him; for we will not sit down until he comes here."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 17:14
David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Kings 16:34
In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid its foundation with the loss of Abiram his firstborn, and set up its gates with the loss of his youngest son Segub, according to the word of Yahweh, which he spoke by Joshua the son of Nun.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 3:21
Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all who were able to put on armor, and upward, and stood on the border.
(See RSV)

1 Chronicles 24:31
These likewise cast lots just as their brethren the sons of Aaron before David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief fathers of the priests and Levites, the chief fathers just as the youngest of their brethren.
(DBY NIV)

2 Chronicles 21:17
and they came up against Judah, and broke into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 22:1
The inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his place; for the band of men who came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 68:27
There is little Benjamin their ruler, The princes of Judah and their council, The princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.
(See JPS NAS)

Isaiah 65:20
There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days; for the child shall die a hundred years old, and the sinner being a hundred years old shall be accursed.
(See JPS)

Subtopics

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