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Saturday, March 16, 2024

Who was Bilhah? 03 16 2024

 Woman mentioned in the Book of Genesis


Bilhah (בִּלְהָה ‎ "unworried", Standard Hebrew: Bilha, Tiberian Hebrew: Bīlhā) is a woman mentioned in the Book of Genesis. Genesis 29:29 describes her as Laban 's handmaiden (שִׁפְחָה), who was given to Rachel to be her handmaid on Rachel's marriage to Jacob.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilhah
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilhah


Bilhah was the female servant of Rachel. When Rachel married Jacob, Bilhah was given as a wedding gift to Rachel by her father Laban (Genesis 29:28–29). Bilhah became the mother of two of Jacob’s twelve sons.







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