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Bilhah (Hebrew: בִּלְהָה, Bilhāh; "faltering, bashful") was Rachel's handmaid and a concubine of Jacob who bore him two sons, Dan and Naphtali.

Laban gave Bilhah to Rachel as a handmaid when Rachel married Jacob. She became Jacob's concubine in the fall of 2248 AM.

Reuben had an illicit affair with Bilhah, on or about 2266 AM. After that episode, Jacob revoked Reuben's birthright.

References

• Genesis 30:3-8
• Genesis 35:22
• Genesis 46:23-25
• Genesis 49:3-4

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