People of the Bible · Tribe of Benjamin

Rapha, son of Benjamin

Rapha is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in Genesis 46:21. Also called Rosh.

Family of Rapha

Father

Siblings

Who was Rapha?

Tall. (1.) A Benjamite, the son of Binea (1 Chr. 8:2, 37), a descendant of Saul. (2.) Margin of 1 Chr. 20:4, 6, where “giant” is given in the text.

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Rapha

  • Genesis 46:21

    And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.

  • 1 Chronicles 8:2

    Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.