Bilhah

A written article for Bilhah is still to come. Below and alongside: where Bilhah appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • Bilhah
    1753 BC to 1706 BC
  • Bilhah

Original word

  • בִּלְהָה bilhah
    H1090
Relationships
Son: Dan Son: Naphtali Husband: Israel Husband: Jacob
Citations
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Where Bilhah appears in Scripture

Genesis 29

וַיִּתֵּן לָבָן לְרָחֵל בִּתּוֹ אֶת-בִּלְהָה שִׁפְחָתוֹ לָהּ לְשִׁפְחָֽה׃
29
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.

Genesis 30

וַתֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה אֲמָתִי בִלְהָה בֹּא אֵלֶיהָ וְתֵלֵד עַל-בִּרְכַּי וְאִבָּנֶה גַם-אָֽנֹכִי מִמֶּֽנָּה׃
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.
וַתִּתֶּן-לוֹ אֶת-בִּלְהָה שִׁפְחָתָהּ לְאִשָּׁה וַיָּבֹא אֵלֶיהָ יַֽעֲקֹֽב׃
4
And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
וַתַּהַר בִּלְהָה וַתֵּלֶד לְיַֽעֲקֹב בֵּֽן׃
5
And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.
וַתַּהַר עוֹד וַתֵּלֶד בִּלְהָה שִׁפְחַת רָחֵל בֵּן שֵׁנִי לְיַֽעֲקֹֽב׃
7
And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

Genesis 35

וַיְהִי בִּשְׁכֹּן יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּאָרֶץ הַהִוא וַיֵּלֶךְ רְאוּבֵן וַיִּשְׁכַּב אֶת-בִּלְהָה פִּילֶגֶשׁ אָבִיו וַיִּשְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵֽל וַיִּֽהְיוּ בְנֵֽי-יַעֲקֹב שְׁנֵים עָשָֽׂר׃
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:
וּבְנֵי בִלְהָה שִׁפְחַת רָחֵל דָּן וְנַפְתָּלִֽי׃
25
And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:

Genesis 37

אֵלֶּה׀ תֹּֽלְדוֹת יַֽעֲקֹב יוֹסֵף בֶּן-שְׁבַֽע-עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה הָיָה רֹעֶה אֶת-אֶחָיו בַּצֹּאן וְהוּא נַעַר אֶת-בְּנֵי בִלְהָה וְאֶת-בְּנֵי זִלְפָּה נְשֵׁי אָבִיו וַיָּבֵא יוֹסֵף אֶת-דִּבָּתָם רָעָה אֶל-אֲבִיהֶֽם׃
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.

Genesis 46

אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי בִלְהָה אֲשֶׁר-נָתַן לָבָן לְרָחֵל בִּתּוֹ וַתֵּלֶד אֶת-אֵלֶּה לְיַֽעֲקֹב כָּל-נֶפֶשׁ שִׁבְעָֽה׃
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.

1 Chronicles 4

וּבְבִלְהָה וּבְעֶצֶם וּבְתוֹלָֽד׃
29
And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,

1 Chronicles 7

בְּנֵי נַפְתָּלִי יַֽחֲצִיאֵל וְגוּנִי וְיֵצֶר וְשַׁלּוּם בְּנֵי בִלְהָֽה׃
13
The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.