"And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid." — Genesis 29:29

Genesis 29:29 · KJV

“And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.”

— Genesis 29:29

Verse 28

And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.

Verse 30

And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

Genesis 29 — Context

Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.

And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.

And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.

And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

And when the LORD saw that Leah {was} hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel {was} barren.

Cross References

Genesis 30:3-8

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. {have...: Heb. be built by her}

Genesis 29:24

And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid {for} an handmaid.

Genesis 35:22

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:

Genesis 37:2

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.

Genesis 35:25

And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: