Reference: Zilpah
American
The maid of Leah, who became the secondary wife of Jacob, and the mother of Gad and Asher, Ge 29:24; 30:9-13.
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(Laban gave his female servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her servant.)
When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife. Soon Leah's servant Zilpah gave Jacob a son. read more. Leah said, "How fortunate!" So she named him Gad. Then Leah's servant Zilpah gave Jacob another son. Leah said, "How happy I am, for women will call me happy!" So she named him Asher.
Easton
drooping, Leah's handmaid, and the mother of Gad and Asher (Ge 30:9-13).
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When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife. Soon Leah's servant Zilpah gave Jacob a son. read more. Leah said, "How fortunate!" So she named him Gad. Then Leah's servant Zilpah gave Jacob another son. Leah said, "How happy I am, for women will call me happy!" So she named him Asher.
Fausets
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).
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(Laban gave his female servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her servant.)
When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife. Soon Leah's servant Zilpah gave Jacob a son. read more. Leah said, "How fortunate!" So she named him Gad. Then Leah's servant Zilpah gave Jacob another son. Leah said, "How happy I am, for women will call me happy!" So she named him Asher.
The sons of Zilpah, Leah's servant, were Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan Aram.
Hastings
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.
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(Laban gave his female servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her servant.)
When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife. Soon Leah's servant Zilpah gave Jacob a son. read more. Leah said, "How fortunate!" So she named him Gad. Then Leah's servant Zilpah gave Jacob another son. Leah said, "How happy I am, for women will call me happy!" So she named him Asher.
The sons of Zilpah, Leah's servant, were Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan Aram.
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons because he was a son born to him late in life, and he made a special tunic for him.
Morish
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.
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(Laban gave his female servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her servant.)
When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife. Soon Leah's servant Zilpah gave Jacob a son. read more. Leah said, "How fortunate!" So she named him Gad. Then Leah's servant Zilpah gave Jacob another son.
The sons of Zilpah, Leah's servant, were Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan Aram.
Smith
Zil'pah
(a trickling), a Syrian given by Laban to his daughter Leah as an attendant,
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.)
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(Laban gave his female servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her servant.)
When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife. Soon Leah's servant Zilpah gave Jacob a son. read more. Leah said, "How fortunate!" So she named him Gad. Then Leah's servant Zilpah gave Jacob another son. Leah said, "How happy I am, for women will call me happy!" So she named him Asher.
The sons of Zilpah, Leah's servant, were Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan Aram.