Bilhah
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Despite being older then Zilpah, Billah was given as a maidservant to Rachel when she married Yackov since the younger Zilpah was already given to Leah in attempt to fool Yackov that she was really Rachel, the younger of the two. | Despite being older then Zilpah, Billah was given as a maidservant to Rachel when she married Yackov since the younger Zilpah was already given to Leah in attempt to fool Yackov that she was really Rachel, the younger of the two. | ||
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| + | Bilhah had two sons, Dan and Naftali, both who were named by Rachel. With each boy, Bilhah also gave birth to twin sister. | ||
Revision as of 12:57, 1 May 2015
Bilhah was the third of Yackov's four wives and the mother of Dan and Naftali. She was a half sister of Rachel and Leah from their father Laven though his marriage to a concubine. When Rachel married Yacckov, Bilhah was given to her as a maidservent. When Rachel saw she could not conceive she requested that Yackov marry Bilhah so she could produce offspring through her.
Bilhah is buried in Teveria in the 'Tomb of the Imahos'.
Maidservant
Despite being older then Zilpah, Billah was given as a maidservant to Rachel when she married Yackov since the younger Zilpah was already given to Leah in attempt to fool Yackov that she was really Rachel, the younger of the two.
Children
Bilhah had two sons, Dan and Naftali, both who were named by Rachel. With each boy, Bilhah also gave birth to twin sister.