In the bible, Bilhah is the name of the maid of Laban given to Rachel (GEN 29:29) and wife of Jacob (GEN 30:4). Meaning of the name: Bilhan, who is old or confused. Related names are:
Jacob,
Rachel,
Naphtali (and others ...)
. The translations of Bilhah in 23 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Bilha in Spanish to
ビルハ in Japanese!
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid. (GEN 29:29)
And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees that I may also have children by her. (GEN 30:3)
And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her. (GEN 30:4)
And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son. (GEN 30:5)
And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son. (GEN 30:7)
And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: (GEN 35:22)
And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: (GEN 35:25)
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report. (GEN 37:2)
These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven. (GEN 46:25)
And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad, (1CH 4:29)
The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah. (1CH 7:13)