Zilpah

Zilpah [N] [E] [H]

(a trickling ), a Syrian given by Laban to his daughter Leah as an attendant, ( Genesis 29:24 ) and by Leah to Jacob as a concubine. She was the mother of Gad and Asher. ( Genesis 30:9-13 ; 35:26 ; 37:2 ; 46:18 ) (B.C. 1753.)


[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names

Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Zilpah'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.