The Post-Exilic Patriarch of Benjamin
Micri is recorded exclusively within the architectural genealogies compiled following the return of the remnant from the Babylonian captivity.
His placement in history is found in 1 Chronicles 9, a chapter dedicated to documenting the specific family heads who possessed the legal and ancestral rights to resettle and rebuild the ruined city of Jerusalem. The text explicitly links his lineage to the warrior tribe of Benjamin.
The King James Version records his exact place in the genealogical line in 1 Chronicles 9:8: “And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;”
Though no specific personal exploits or spoken words are recorded for Micri himself, his inclusion in this census carries immense structural and historical weight. To possess a verified inheritance in the post-exilic community, an Israelite had to produce an uncompromised family record. Micri served as the critical historical anchor for his grandson, Elah, who stood as one of the chief “heads of the fathers” ruling over the households of Benjamin within the restored walls of Jerusalem. His name stands as a testament to the preservation of the covenant lines through decades of foreign exile.