Bilhah

Bilhah is a woman living at the time of the Patriarchs. She is named in 10 verses of the Bible, first in Genesis 29:29.

Family

Verses

Genesis

• Genesis 29:29
  And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.Laban also gave his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant.
• Genesis 30:3
  And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.Then she said, “Here is my maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her, that she may bear children for me, so that through her I too can build a family.”
• Genesis 30:4
  And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.So Rachel gave Jacob her servant Bilhah as a wife, and he slept with her,
• Genesis 30:5
  And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.and Bilhah conceived and bore him a son.
• Genesis 30:7
  And Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.And Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.
• Genesis 35:22
  And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons:
• Genesis 35:25
  And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:The sons of Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah were Dan and Naphtali.
• Genesis 37:2
  These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father a bad report about them.
• Genesis 46:25
  These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.These are the sons of Jacob born to Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel—seven in all.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 7:13
  The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum—the descendants of Bilhah.

Notes

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