Bilhah
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“We know the names of the four: Venus, Bilhah, Titus, and Juba, two women and two men.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2023
The Handmaid designation refers to the biblical story of Rachel and her servant Bilhah, who had children with Rachel’s husband Jacob because Rachel was barren.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2017
Bilhah & Zilpah: because we gave birth to 4 of the 12 tribes and most don't know our names.
From Time • May 28, 2014
And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
From Primitive Love and Love-Stories by Finck, Henry Theophilus
Bilhah and Dinah could not survive their grief.
From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 2 by Szold, Henrietta
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