- Wife of Prophet Israel
- Mother of Dan and Naphtali
- Grandmother of Hushim, Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem
Biography
Bilhah - Rachel’s handmaid and wife of Jacob; the mother of Dan and Naphtali (Gen. 29:29; 30:3–7; 35:22, 25; 37:2; 46:25; 1 Chr. 7:13).
Laban's Family
Laban welcomed his nephew and second and third cousin, Jacob as a young man, and set him the stipulation of seven years' labour before he permitted him to marry his daughter Rachel. Laban tricked Jacob into marrying his elder daughter Leah instead. Jacob then took both women as wives. The dealings between the two branches are described in Gen. 24; 27:43–31:55. Jacob lived with him and served him for 20 years.
Laban and his family were described as dwelling in Paddan Aram, in Mesopotamia. Though the biblical text itself does not attest to this, Rabbinic sources also identify him as the father of Bilhah and Zilpah. Bilhah and Zilpah were maids of Leah and Rachel and also concubines with whom Jacob had children (Midrash Raba, Gen 24).
Genesis 29 Narrative
Jacob meets Rachel at the well—He serves Laban seven years for her—Laban gives to Jacob first Leah then Rachel in marriage—Jacob serves another seven years—Leah bears Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah. Genesis 29.
Genesis 30 Narrative
Jacob marries Bilhah, and she bears Dan and Naphtali—He marries Zilpah, and she bears Gad and Asher—Leah bears Issachar and Zebulun and a daughter, Dinah—Then Rachel conceives and bears Joseph—Jacob works for Laban for wages of cattle and sheep.Genesis 30.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Dan ben Jacob | City of Harran, Padan-aram, Mesopotamia | Tribe of Dan, Goshen, Egypt | |
| Naphtali ben Jacob | City of Harran, Padan-aram, Mesopotamia | Tribe of Naphtali, Goshen, Egypt | |
References
- Book of Genesis 11-25
- Abraham's Family Tree - ReligionWikia
- 1 Chronicles 1:21-25
- Isaac - LDS Bible Dictionary
- Isaac - Wikipedia
- Abraham - Family tree on JewAge (another Semantic MediaWiki site)
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