Bilhah
Wife of Jacob, mother of Dan and Naphtali, in the age of the patriarchs. Named in scripture at Genesis 29:29.
What we know — and how we know it
Where in scripture
Genesis1 ChroniclesLaban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah, his servant, to be her servant.
Genesis 29:29
She said, “Behold, my maid Bilhah. Go in to her, that she may bear on my knees, and I also may obtain children by her.”
Genesis 30:3
She gave him Bilhah her servant as wife, and Jacob went in to her.
Genesis 30:4
Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son.
Genesis 30:5
Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.
Genesis 30:7
While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
Genesis 35:22
The sons of Bilhah (Rachel’s servant): Dan and Naphtali.
Genesis 35:25
This is the history of the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives. Joseph brought an evil report of them to their father.
Genesis 37:2
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.