Bilhah

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About Bilhah

Faltering; bashful, Rachel’s handmaid, whom she gave to Jacob (Gen. 29:29). She was the mother of Dan and Naphtali (Gen. 30:3-8). Reuben was cursed by his father for committing adultry with her (35:22; 49:4). He was deprived of the birth-right, which was given to the sons of Joseph.

Description from Easton's Bible Dictionary (public domain).

Where Bilhah appears in Scripture

1 Chronicles 4:29

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