Bible Person
Meaning: distillation from the mouth · Female · 7 cross references
Zilpah is Leah's maidservant and the mother of Gad and Asher through Jacob. Her role is quieter than that of Rachel and Leah, but her children become two of Israel's tribes. First appears in Gen 29:24.1
AI summary: Zilpah matters because the cross references place her within the household rivalry and providential fruitfulness that shape Jacob's family. Though she speaks little and acts mostly within the decisions of others, her sons Gad and Asher secure her lasting place in Israel's tribal history. She also remains visible in later family summaries that gather Jacob's sons under their mothers. Taken together, the material presents Zilpah as a servant-mother whose line becomes a permanent part of Israel.1
Central Figure
Zilpah
Meaning: distillation from the mouth
Drooping, Leah’s handmaid, and the mother of Gad and Asher (Gen.
Drooping, Leah’s handmaid, and the mother of Gad and Asher (Gen. 30:9-13). 3
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.