Topic
Bilhah
15 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 29:29Easton · Smith · Nave Bears children by Jacob
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
- Genesis 30:3–8Easton · Smith
And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her. And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her. And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son. And Rachel…
- Genesis 35:25Smith · Nave Bears children by Jacob — Mother of Dan and Naphtali
And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:
- Genesis 30:1–8Nave Bears children by Jacob — Mother of Dan and Naphtali
And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die. And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of…
- Genesis 30:3Nave Bears children by Jacob
And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.
- Genesis 30:4Nave Bears children by Jacob
And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
- Genesis 35:22Nave Bears children by Jacob — Reuben's incest with
And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
- Genesis 37:2Nave Bears children by Jacob
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
- Genesis 46:23–25Nave Bears children by Jacob — Mother of Dan and Naphtali
¶ And the sons of Dan; Hushim. ¶ And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.
- Genesis 46:25Smith
These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.
- Genesis 49:4Nave Bears children by Jacob — Reuben's incest with
Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
- Joshua 15:29Nave 2. A place in the land of Simeon — And BAALAH
Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,
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- Joshua 19:3 Nave 2. A place in the land of Simeon — Called BALAH
- 1 Chronicles 4:29 Nave 2. A place in the land of Simeon
- 1 Chronicles 7:13 Smith
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 4 references
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.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 5 references
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 12 references, grouped by sub-topic
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.