Ben-Porat
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Ben-Porat (Hebrew: בן-פורת) is a surname. The name is associated with the line "Ben Porat Yosef" from the Book of Genesis, Chapter 39 , Verse 22 and now is commonly used as a protection against the evil eye.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Miriam Ben-Porat (1918–2012), Israeli jurist
- Mordechai Ben-Porat (born 1923), Israeli politician
- Pinchas Ben-Porat (1914–1955), Israeli aviator
- Yoram Ben-Porat (1937-1992), Israeli economist and president of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Ziva Ben-Porat, Israeli literary theorist