Lux Domini
O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Bethhaccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.

Key themes

HopeSuffering and trialsJustice and mercyJudgment

Glossary

Benjamin Person

Son of my right hand. (1. ) The younger son of Jacob by Rachel ( Gen. 35:18 ). His birth took place at Ephrath, on the road between Bethel and Bethlehem, at a short distance from the latter place.

Beth-haccherem Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Ramat Rahel.

Jerusalem Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.

Tekoa Place

Pitching of tents; fastening down, a town of Judah, about 12 miles south of Jerusalem, and visible from the city. Modern identification: Khirbet Teku’a.