Thematic Bible: Rachael's servant
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Bilhah » Rachael's servant » Mother of dan and naphtali
Rachel had not borne Jacob any children. As a result, she became jealous of her sister and said to Jacob: Give me children, or I will die. Jacob became angry with Rachel. He said: I cannot take the place of God. He is the one who keeps you from having children. She said: Here is my maid Bilhah. Sleep with her, so that she can have a child for me. This way I can become a mother through her. read more.
Then Rachel let Jacob marry Bilhah. Jacob slept with Bilhah. They had a son. Rachel named him Dan, because she said: God has answered my prayers. He has vindicated me and given me a son. Bilhah and Jacob had a second son. Rachel said: I have struggled hard with my sister, and I have won! So she named the boy Naphtali.
Then Rachel let Jacob marry Bilhah. Jacob slept with Bilhah. They had a son. Rachel named him Dan, because she said: God has answered my prayers. He has vindicated me and given me a son. Bilhah and Jacob had a second son. Rachel said: I have struggled hard with my sister, and I have won! So she named the boy Naphtali.
The sons of Rachel's slave Bilhah were Dan and Naphtali.
The son of Dan was Hushim. The sons of Naphtali were Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. These were the descendants of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel. She gave birth to these sons for Jacob. The total was seven.
Bilhah » Rachael's servant » Bears children by jacob
Laban gave his slave Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her slave.
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She said: Here is my maid Bilhah. Sleep with her, so that she can have a child for me. This way I can become a mother through her. Then Rachel let Jacob marry Bilhah. Jacob slept with Bilhah.
This is the story of Jacob and his descendants. Joseph was a seventeen-year-old young man. He took care of the flocks with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. Joseph told his father about the bad things his brothers were doing.
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Bilhah » Rachael's servant » Reuben's incest with
While Israel lived in that region, Reuben went to bed with his father's concubine Bilhah. Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons.
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You are like a raging flood. But you will not be the most important, for you slept with my concubine. You dishonored your father's bed.
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