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Bilhah (1)

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bil´ha (person) ( בּלהה , bilhāh ; Βαλλά , Ballá ): A slave girl whom Laban gave to Rachel (Genesis 29:29 ), and whom the latter gave to Jacob as a concubine (Genesis 30:3 , Genesis 30:4 ); the mother of Dan and Naphtali (Genesis 30:4 , Genesis 30:7; Genesis 35:25; Genesis 46:25; 1 Chronicles 7:13 ); guilty of incest with Reuben (Genesis 35:22 ).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Bilhah (1)'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/b/bilhah-1.html. 1915.

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Bilhah (1)