Bilhah

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.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Bilhah (1)

bil'-ha (person) (bilhah; Balla): A slave girl whom Laban gave to Rachel (Gen 29:29), and whom the latter gave to Jacob as a concubine (Gen 30:3; Gen 30:4); the mother of Da and Naphtali (Gen 30:4; Gen 30:7; Gen 35:25; Gen 46:25; 1 Chr 7:13); guilty of incest with Reuben (Gen 35:22).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Bilhah (2)

bil'-ha (place) (bilhah; Codex Alexandrinus, Balaa; Codex Vaticanus, Abella): A city in Simeon (1 Chr 4:29) = Baalah (Josh 15:29), Balah (Josh 19:3), and Baalath (Josh 19:44). Unidentified.

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