Talk:Benjamin

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[edit] Name

True or false: This page should be moved to Benjamin (Bible), followed by changing "Benjamin" from a re-direct to a dis-ambiguation page for Benjamin (Bible) and a nickname for a $100 bill. 66.245.69.176 22:55, 4 May 2004 (UTC)

False. I think that most people who search Benjamin will be looking for the biblical figure. They can go to disamguation if they actually want the money.

I found this site through Joseph (Biblical) SEARCH and was pleased, yet concerned that Benjamin was there. There is a matter of Times when Benjamin is the child with the coat of many colors and Joseph is the child with the coat of many colors. I would rather not explain further in this avenue. Brother of Sky216.215.40.1 05:31, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

True. I came here for the Name and I think it is more appropriate to show the dis-ambiguation page instead of this page. --84.158.108.128 (talk) 22:25, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Famous Benjamins

Would - Benjamin Bratt, American actor - go here?

I think this whole section should be removed as these modern Benjamins have nothing to do with the biblical Benjamin. Also the section duplicates another article: At the end of the Benjamin (disambiguation) page we have "See also: All pages beginning with Benjamin, for persons with the given name Benjamin". That list contains several hundred Benjamins, so why start another list here?? If no one gives a good reason in a few days I propose to delete the section.

A stretch is to say that they got the name from the biblical Benjamin, but I see your point about the list. I thought it was fine four days ago when there were only two names, but now there are Benjamins listed and I have no idea who they are. Padishar 07:27, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Section headers

This article would benefit from section headers so that the content is presented in more manageable pieces. Right now it's really just a heap of text. Chensiyuan 14:39, 18 August 2007 (UTC)