Benjamin the Ravenous Wolf as Queen Esther in Midrash Tanchuma

Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Vayechi 15:3

Curated by Arthur·Translated by Maggid (Beta)·

Another interpretation of (Genesis 49:27): "Benjamin is a wolf that tears prey." This speaks about Queen Esther. "In the morning he devours the prey" — "And the king and Haman came to drink with Queen Esther" (Esther 7:1). "And at evening he divides the spoil" — "On that day King Ahasuerus gave to Queen Esther the house of Haman the enemy of the Jews," and so forth (Esther 8:1).

Themes

BenjaminEstherAnimalsTribesHeresy

Biblical References

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