Person
Bilhah
Mentioned in 10 verses across 2 books, first in 1 Chronicles 7:13. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).
In the Bible
All 1 verse in 1 Chronicles, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 7:13
The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum —the descendants of Bilhah.
Events
Events the dataset lists Bilhah as taking part in. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.
- c. 1755 BCBirth of Dan
- c. 1754 BCBirth of Naphtali
Dictionary
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.
Read Easton’s entry
Faltering; bashful, Rachel’s handmaid, whom she gave to Jacob (Gen. 29:29). She was the mother of Dan and Naphtali (Gen. 30:3-8). Reuben was cursed by his father for committing adultry with her (35:22; 49:4). He was deprived of the birth-right, which was given to the sons of Joseph.