ב"ה

Zilpah

Sort by:
Zilpah: Leah’s handmaiden. One of Jacob's two concubines, she was mother of Gad and Asher.
Related Topics
Adam (61)
Eve (37)
Cain (11)
Abel (9)
Seth (4)
Enos (2)
Enoch (4)
Noah (53)
Shem (10)
Ham (8)
Japheth (5)
Eber (4)
Peleg (1)
Nimrod (6)
Terah (6)
Abraham (207)
Nahor (2)
Haran (2)
Sarah (70)
Hagar (13)
Ishmael (22)
Isaac (87)
Bethuel (3)
Rebecca (45)
Laban (31)
Esau (75)
Jacob (159)
Leah (29)
Rachel (63)
Zilpah (6)
Bilhah (5)
Reuben (18)
Simeon (10)
Levi (8)
Judah (36)
Issachar (7)
Zebulun (6)
Dinah (8)
Dan (3)
Naphtali (3)
Gad (5)
Asher (3)
Joseph (167)
Benjamin (20)
Eliphaz (2)
Timna (1)
Potiphar (1)
Pharaoh (56)
Ephraim (15)
Serah (5)
Jochebed (16)
Amram (8)
Miriam (66)
Aaron (68)
Moses (256)
Jethro (30)
Zipporah (6)
Eleazar (2)
Elisheva (1)
Joshua (41)
Hur (4)
Bezalel (10)
Oholiab (5)
Spies (104)
Caleb (12)
Korach (23)
Og (8)
Balak (6)
Balaam (28)
Phinehas (20)
Osnat (2)
Learn about the mothers of Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher, four of the 12 Tribes of Israel.
Question: When blessing a daughter it is traditional to say, "May G‑d make you like Sarah, Rebecca, Leah and Rachel." Why aren't Bilhah and Zilpah mentioned? I know they were "hand maidens" but they must have been special in order to give birth to four of...
The Price of a Wife, Jacob’s Children, Jacob’s Wealth
Learn 13 Facts About Jacob's First Wife
At first Leah appears to be negative, weak and pale. But the more we dig, the more we learn and come to appreciate Leah, her strength, her quiet inspiration and her unending devotion.
The first, and perhaps the most famous, twins in the Bible are Jacob and Esau. The only other set is Peretz and Zerach.
Learn the story about Jacob, the third Patriarch, who fathered the 12 tribes of Israel.
Browse Subjects Alphabetically:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9