Bilhah draft

Attested: 1755–1754 BC
Era: Patriarchs

Faltering; bashful, Rachel’s handmaid, whom she gave to Jacob (Gen. 29:29).

Family & connections

Partners

Jacob (Israel)

Children

Dan
Naphtali

Descendants

Three generations.

Dan
- Hushim
Naphtali

Events

1755 BC Birth of Dan
1754 BC Birth of Naphtali

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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.

In Scripture

10 verses in 2 books

Genesis29:29; 30:3–5, 7; 35:22, 25; 37:2; 46:25
1 Chronicles7:13

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