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Easton's Bible Dictionary
faltering; bashful, Rachel's handmaid, whom she gave
to Jacob ( Genesis 29:29 ). She was the mother of Dan and Naphtali ( Genesis 30:3
- 8 ). Reuben was cursed by his father for committing adultry with her ( Genesis
35:22 ; 49:4 ). He was deprived of the birth-right, which was given to the sons
of Joseph.
Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names
Bilhan
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(timid, bashful) Handmaid of Rachel, ( Genesis 29:29
) and concubine of Jacob, to whom she bore Dan and Naphtali. ( Genesis 30:3 -
8 ; 35:25 ; 46:25 ; 1 Chronicles 7:13 ) (B.C 53.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
bil'-ha
(1) (person) (bilhah; Balla): A slave girl whom Laban gave to Rachel (Genesis
29:29), and whom the latter gave to Jacob as a concubine (Genesis 30:3 , 4); the
mother of Dan and Naphtali (Genesis 30:4 , 7 ; 35:25 ; 46:25 ; 1 Chronicles 7:13);
guilty of incest with Reuben (Genesis 35:22).
(2) (place) (bilhah; Codex Alexandrinus, Balaa; Codex Vaticanus, Abella): A city
in Simeon (1 Chronicles 4:29) = Baalah (Joshua 15:29), Balah (Joshua 19:3), and
Baalath (Joshua 19:44). Unidentified.
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