A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.29; married to Israel (H3478); mother of: Dan (H1835H) and Naphtali (H5321) § Bilhah = "troubled" Rachel's handmaid whom she gave to Jacob as a concubine, mother to two of Jacob's children, Dan and Naphtali
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H1090 — בִּלְהָה
bil.hah · Bilhah · Hebrew/Aramaic
11 tagged verse occurrences
Genesis 29:29 · בִּלְהָ֖הAnd Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her handmaid.Genesis 30:3 · בִלְהָ֖הAnd she said, Behold, my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; that she may bear upon my knees, and I also may obtain children by her.Genesis 30:4 · בִּלְהָ֥הAnd she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.Genesis 30:5 · בִּלְהָ֔הAnd Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.Genesis 30:7 · בִּלְהָ֖הAnd Bilhah Rachel’s handmaid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.Genesis 35:22 · בִּלְהָ֖ה֙And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard of it.Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:Genesis 35:25 · בִלְהָה֙and the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid: Dan and Naphtali;Genesis 37:2 · בִלְהָ֛הThese are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and he was a lad with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought the evil report of them unto their father.Genesis 46:25 · בִלְהָ֔הThese are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.1 Chronicles 4:29 · וּבְבִלְהָ֥הand at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,1 Chronicles 7:13 · בִלְהָֽה׃ פThe sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.