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Bilhah

Portrait of Bilhah

Bilhah was the sister of Zilpah and was given by Laban to Rachel as a handmaid. Rachel gave Bilhah to Jacob as her handmaid so she would conceive and bear a son unto her. Jacob went in unto Bilhah a second time and she bare him another son whom Rachel named Napthali. Reuben saw Bilhah, Rachel's maid and the concubine of his father, bathing in a secret place and loved her.

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Handmaid Concubine Rachel Jacob Napthali Reuben

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Bilhah in Jubilees 28

The Book of Jubilees 28:9

And on the day when the seven days of the feast of Leah had passed, Laban gave Rachel to Jacob, that he might serve him ...

A9nd on the day when the seven days of the feast of Leah had passed, Laban gave Rachel to Jacob, that he might serve him another seven years, and he gave to Rachel Bilhah, the sister of Zilpah, as a handmaid.

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Bilhah in Jubilees 28

The Book of Jubilees 28:17

And when Rachel saw that Leah had borne four sons to Jacob, Reuben and Simeon and Levi and Judah, she said unto him: 'Go...

A17nd when Rachel saw that Leah had borne four sons to Jacob, Reuben and Simeon and Levi and Judah, she said unto him: 'Go in unto Bilhah my handmaid, and she will conceive, and bear a son unto me.' (And she gave (him) Bilhah her handmaid to wife).

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Bilhah in Jubilees 28

The Book of Jubilees 28:17

And when Rachel saw that Leah had borne four sons to Jacob, Reuben and Simeon and Levi and Judah, she said unto him: 'Go...

A17nd when Rachel saw that Leah had borne four sons to Jacob, Reuben and Simeon and Levi and Judah, she said unto him: 'Go in unto Bilhah my handmaid, and she will conceive, and bear a son unto me.' (And she gave (him) Bilhah her handmaid to wife).

Read full chapter: The Book of Jubilees 28 →