Benayahu ben Yehoyada
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Revision as of 12:57, 5 March 2014
Benayahu ben Yehoyada was a warrior of King Dovid and later served as the head general or King Shlomo and a son or great grandson of Yehoyada Hakohen. He was a master Kabbalist and help capture Ashmadi in King Shlomo's quest to find the Shamir.
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Warrior of Dovid
Benayahu ben Yehoyada did not partake in the revolt of Adoneyahu.
Great Deeds
Benayahu ben Yehoyada performed a number of mighty deeds; he smote the two mighty men of Moav, and he went down and smote the lion inside a pit on a snowy day. He slew an Egyptian, a man of striking appearance. In the Egyptian's hand was a spear and Benayahu went down to him with only a staff. He then grabbed the spear from the hand of the Egyptian, and slew him with his own spear.
Lion Milk
The King of Persia was deathly ill. His doctors told him his only hope lay in drinking the milk of a lioness. In desperation he requested assistance from the wise King Shlomo, who delegated Benayahu ben Yehoyada to the task. Benayahu and his assistance found a lion's den. Each day he through to them a number of goats and inched closer to the den. Eventually the lions became accustomed to their benefactor and Benayahu was able to take milk from the lioness and bring it back.
Kever Benayahu ben Yehoyada
Benayahu ben Yehoyada is buried in Biriya in North Israel right out of Tezfat. His kever was unmarked until its location was revealed by the holy Arizal to Rabbi Chaim Vital. When Rabbi Yosef Chaim visited the Kever as part of his pilgrimage to Eretz Yisroel he became exposed to vast spiritual enlightenment. Concluding that he shared soul roots with Benayahu ben Yehoyada, he named all his books after him including the Ben Ish Chai, Rav Poalim and Mikabtziel.
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Geographic Coordinates
- Latitude: 32.979828
- Longitude: 35.504331