Bilhah

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Etymology

Old Testament Hebrew

Proper noun

Bilhah

1. (biblical) Handmaid of Rachel and mother of Dan and Naphtali.
2. A female given name of biblical origin.

Quotations

• 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 35:22b-26

  Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: ²³ The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: ²⁴ The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: ²⁵ And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: ²⁶ And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.

Translations

handmaid of Rachel

• Spanish: Bilha

See also

• Bilhah on Wikipedia.Wikipedia