Reference: Zilpah

The maid of Leah, who became the secondary wife of Jacob, and the mother of Gad and Asher, Ge 29:24; 30:9-13.

drooping, Leah's handmaid, and the mother of Gad and Asher (Ge 30:9-13).

Leah's handmaid, given by Laban (Ge 29:24) and by Leah to Jacob, who by her begat Gad and Asher (Ge 30:9-13; 35:26; 37:2; 46:18).

A slave-girl given to Leah by Lahan, Ge 29:24 (Priestly Narrative), and by her to Jacob as a concubine, Ge 30:9 (Jahwist); the mother of Gad and Asher, Ge 30:10-13 (Jahwist), Ge 35:26; 37:3; 46:16 (all Priestly Narrative). Cf. art. Tribes of Israel.

Zil'pah

Handmaid of Leah, by whom Jacob became father of Gad and Asher. Ge 29:24; 30:9-12; 35:26; 37:2; 46:18.

Zil'pah

(a trickling), a Syrian given by Laban to his daughter Leah as an attendant,

Ge 29:24

and by Leah to Jacob as a concubine. She was the mother of Gad and Asher.

Ge 30:9-13; 35:26; 37:2; 46:18

(B.C. 1753.)