Bilhah
Americannoun
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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 Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
From The Doré Gallery of Bible Illustrations, Volume 2 by Gustave Doré
We feel that the facts should have been stated thus: The children of Leah, Zilpah, Rachel and Bilhah by Jacob, making Jacob the incident instead of the four women.
From The Woman's Bible by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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