A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.24; married to Israel (H3478); mother of: Gad (H1410) and Asher (H0836) § Zilpah = "a trickling" the Syrian given by Laban to Leah as a handmaid, a concubine of Jacob, mother of Asher and Gad
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H2153 — זִלְפָּה
zil.pah · Zilpah · Hebrew/Aramaic
7 tagged verse occurrences
Genesis 29:24 · זִלְפָּ֖הLaban gave Zilpah his handmaid to his daughter Leah for a handmaid.Genesis 30:9 · זִלְפָּ֣הWhen Leah saw that she had finished bearing, she took Zilpah, her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob as a wife.Genesis 30:10 · זִלְפָּ֛הZilpah, Leah’s handmaid, bore Jacob a son.Genesis 30:12 · זִלְפָּה֙Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid, bore Jacob a second son.Genesis 35:26 · זִלְפָּ֛הThe sons of Zilpah (Leah’s handmaid): Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan Aram.Genesis 37:2 · זִלְפָּ֖הThis is the history of the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives. Joseph brought an evil report of them to their father.Genesis 46:18 · זִלְפָּ֔הThese are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah, his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob, even sixteen souls.