Zilpah
Wife of Jacob, mother of Gad and Asher, in the age of the patriarchs. Named in scripture at Genesis 29:24.
What we know — and how we know it
Where in scripture
GenesisLaban gave Zilpah his servant to his daughter Leah for a servant.
Genesis 29:24
When Leah saw that she had finished bearing, she took Zilpah, her servant, and gave her to Jacob as a wife.
Genesis 30:9
Zilpah, Leah’s servant, bore Jacob a son.
Genesis 30:10
Zilpah, Leah’s servant, bore Jacob a second son.
Genesis 30:12
The sons of Zilpah (Leah’s servant): Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan Aram.
Genesis 35:26
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
These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah, his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob, even sixteen souls.
Genesis 46:18
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.