Zilpah

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Zilpah is a biblical figure who served as Leah’s maidservant and bore two of Jacob’s sons, Gad and Asher.


Statements (31)
Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure
maidservant
appearsInChapter Genesis 29
Genesis 30
Genesis 35
Genesis 37
associatedTribe Tribe of Asher
Tribe of Gad
canonicalText Hebrew Bible
Old Testament
childrenCountWithJacob 2
ethnicContext ancient Near Eastern
familyRelation member of the household of Jacob
member of the household of Laban
gender female
givenBy Laban
givenTo Jacob
Leah
languageOfName Hebrew
mentionedIn Book of Genesis
motherOf Asher
Gad
narrativeContext patriarchal stories of Jacob and his wives
religiousTradition Christianity
Islam
Judaism
roleInNarrative handmaid given to Jacob as wife by Leah
servantOf Leah
spouseOrConcubineOf Jacob
status concubine
handmaid

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Asher
Gad
mother
Jacob
concubine
Israel
hasSpouse

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