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Bilhah
the name means timid Strong's Lexicon
Bilhah, Rachel's maidservant, bore Jacob two sons, Dan and Naphtali, who became ancestors of Israelite tribes.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Faltering; bashful, Rachel's handmaid, whom she gave to Jacob (Gen. 29:29). She was the mother of Dan and Naphtali (Gen. 30:3-8). Reuben was cursed by his father for committing adultry with her (35:22; 49:4). He was deprived of the birth-right, which was given to the sons of Joseph.
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
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First named at Genesis 29:29.
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Verses that name Bilhah
- Genesis 29:29 Laban also gave his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant.
- Genesis 30:3 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 So Rachel gave Jacob her servant Bilhah as a wife, and he slept with her,
- Genesis 30:5 and Bilhah conceived and bore him a son.
- Genesis 30:7 And Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.
- Genesis 35:22 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 The sons of Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah were Dan and Naphtali.
- Genesis 37:2 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 Jacob born to Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel—seven in all.
- 1 Chronicles 7:13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum—the descendants of Bilhah.