Benayahu ben Yehoyada was a warrior of King Dovid and later served as the head general of King Shlomo and head of the Sanhedrin. He was a son or great grandson of Yehoyada Hakohen. He was a master Kabbalist and renown for his Yichudim meditations. Benayahu helped capture Ashmadi in King Shlomo's quest to find the Shamir worm. He is buried in Biriya right out of Tzfat.

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. In the Kitvay Ari there are special meditations that can be performed on the tomb of Benayahu ben Yehoyada.;

Warrior of Dovid Benayahu ben Yehoyada was the most important of Dovid's thirty warriors but did not fall into the rank of the three leading warriors. He did not partake in the revolt of Adoneyahu.;General of Shlomo It can be assumed that Benayahu ben Yehoyada as Shlomo's right hand man, took an essential part in the construction of the First Beis HaMikdash aside from procuring the Shamir.;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.;Praises & Great Deeds Benayahu ben Yehoyada performed a number of mighty deeds;;Son of a Living Man Benayahu ben Yehoyada is called 'Ben Ish Chai' - 'son of a living man', since even after he has passed away he is called 'alive'. This is the prime example given of Tzadikim being considered alive after death.;Master Recruiter Benayahu ben Yehoyada is called 'Rav Poalim Mikabiel' since he recruited and gathered many 'workers' for the study of Torah.;Smiting of Mighty Moabites Benayahu smote the two mighty men of Moav. This also alludes to the spiritual level Benayahu attained, so much that he did not leave anyone similar to him, neither during the First Beit Hamikdash, nor the Second Beit Hamikdash.;Slaying of Snowy Lion Benayahu ben Yehoyada went down and smote the lion inside a pit on a snowy day. He had the power to do this since he was accustomed to break the ice and immerse in freezing cold Mikvas so he could study Torah in purity. This power was also attributed to his awesome feat of studying the entire Torat Kohanim (All the teachings related to the Book of Vayikra) on a single, short fall day.;Spear of the Egyptian Benayahu 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.;Merit In the Zohar it states that the two Temples existed in Merit of Benayahu ben Yehoyada, his entire generation received subsidence from him and when he passed away the abundance that was descending from Above got cut off.;Kabbalist According to the Zohar, Benayahu ben Yehoyada was the most important of the thirty Tzadikim that existed in the world. His name 'Benayahu' is derived from the word 'Bina' - understanding. It also has the numerical equivalence of the word 'Chachma' - wisdom (חכמה = בניהו = 73), implying he had full use of his mind.;Revelation Rabbi Chaim Vital was sent by his master the Arizal to do Yichudum meditations on the tombs of Abaye and Rava in Ovnit. When he returned, he was surprised that the Arizal stood up in his honor. When he requested to know the reason for this unusual behavior, the Arizal responded that he had not stood up for him but rather for the soul of Benayahu ben Yehoyada that accompanied him but offered no further explanation.;Ben Ish Chai Visit When Rabbi Yosef Chaim visited the Kever as part of his pilgrimage to Eretz Yisroel he became exposed to vast spiritual enlightenment and great Kabbalistic mysteries were revealed to him. Concluding that he shared soul roots with Benayahu ben Yehoyada, he named all his books after him including the Ben Ish Chai, Ben Ish Chayil, Rav Poalim and Mikabtziel.;

Hillula of Benayahu ben Yehoyada Residents of Biriya created a Hillula for Benayahu ben Yehoyada which they observe on Rosh Chodesh Adar.;