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Bilhah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(timid). (1) Mother of Dan and Naphtali (Gen. 29:29; 30:3-8; 35:25; 46:25²⁹And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid. (Genesis 29:29)
³And 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. ⁴And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her. ⁵And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son. ⁶And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan. ⁷And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son. ⁸And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali. (Genesis 30:3‑8)
²⁵And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: (Genesis 35:25)
²⁵These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven. (Genesis 46:25); 1 Chron. 7:13¹³The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah. (1 Chronicles 7:13)). (2) A town of Simeon (1 Chron. 4:29²⁹And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad, (1 Chronicles 4:29)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Handmaid of Rachel, and mother of Dan and Naphtali (Gen. 29:29²⁹And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid. (Genesis 29:29); Gen. 30:3-7³And 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. ⁴And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her. ⁵And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son. ⁶And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan. ⁷And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son. (Genesis 30:3‑7); Gen. 35:22, 25²²And 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: (Genesis 35:22)
²⁵And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: (Genesis 35:25); Gen. 37:2²These 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 37:2); Gen. 46:25²⁵These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven. (Genesis 46:25)).

2. Town in Simeon (1 Chron. 4:29²⁹And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad, (1 Chronicles 4:29)): the same as BALAH in Joshua 19:3³And Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Azem, (Joshua 19:3). See BAALAH.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

1090 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Bilhah

Phonic:

bil-haw’

Meaning:

from 1089; timid; Bilhah, the name of one of Jacob's concubines; also of a place in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Bilhah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

in languishing: decrepitude

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Terror; alarm; timid:―a concubine of Jacob [BAALAH and BALAH], Gen. 29:29. {Terror}