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
It was in moral stature that the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah felt that they were outgrown by the stripling whom they carried with them as their drudge.
From The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis by Dods, Marcus
And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; that she may bear upon my knees, and I also may obtain children by her.
From Primitive Love and Love-Stories by Finck, Henry Theophilus
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