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Zilpah - Definition and Overview |
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In the Book of Genesis, Zilpah (זִלְפָּה "Drooping", Standard Hebrew Zilpa, Tiberian Hebrew Zilpāh) is a concubine of Jacob and the mother of Gad and Asher.
According to classical Judaic texts she was also a daughter of Laban, but was given to his other daughter Leah as a handmaiden on the occasion of her marriage to Jacob, see Genesis 29:24, 46:18. Leah later presented her to her husband Jacob as a concubine.
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Example Usage of Zilpah |
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gsword: Gen 46:18 These are the sons of Zilpah , whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter , and these she bare unto Jacob , even sixteen souls . |
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elevationbible: Genesis 30:12 Zilpah, Leah's handmaid, bore Jacob a second son. |
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elevationbible: Genesis 30:10 Zilpah, Leah's handmaid, bore Jacob a son. |
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