Bilhah

Bilhah is Rachel's slave-girl and Jacob's concubine, mother of Dan and Naphtali; in Genesis 35 Reuben sleeps with her.

Meaning
Occupation
Slave-girl
First mention
Genesis 29:29

Scripture references

  • Genesis 29:29

    Laban gave his slave-girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her slave.

  • Genesis 30:3

    So she said, 'Here is my slave-girl, Bilhah. Sleep with her and let her give birth on my knees; through her, then, I too shall have children!'

  • Genesis 30:4

    So she gave him her slave-girl Bilhah as concubine. Jacob slept with her,

  • Genesis 30:5

    and Bilhah conceived and gave birth to a son by Jacob.

  • Genesis 30:7

    Again Rachel's slave-girl Bilhah conceived and gave birth to a second son by Jacob.

  • Genesis 31:33

    Laban went into Jacob's tent, and then into Leah's tent and the tent of the two slave-girls, but he found nothing.

  • Genesis 35:22

    While Israel was living in that district, Reuben went and slept with Bilhah his father's concubine, and Israel found out.

  • Genesis 35:25

    The sons of Bilhah, Rachel's slave-girl: Dan and Naphtali.

  • Genesis 37:2

    Joseph was seventeen years old. As he was young, he was shepherding the flock with his brothers, with the sons of his father's wives, Bilhah and Zilpah; and Joseph brought his father bad reports about them.