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BILHAH . 1 . A slave-girl given to Rachel by Laban ( Genesis 29:29 (P [Note: Priestly Narrative.] )), and by her to Jacob as a concubine ( Genesis 30:3-4 (JE [Note: Jewish Encyclopedia.] )); the mother of Dan and Naphtali ( Genesis 30:4; Genesis 30:7 (JE [Note: Jewish Encyclopedia.] ) Genesis 35:25 (P [Note: Priestly Narrative.] ) Genesis 46:25 (R [Note: Redactor.] ), 1 Chronicles 7:13 ). She was guilty of incest with Reuben ( Genesis 35:22 (P [Note: Priestly Narrative.] )). The etymology is uncertain. These narratives and genealogies probably embody early traditions as to the origin and mutual relations of the tribes, rather than personal history. Tribes are traced to a concubine ancestress, because they were’ a late accession to Israel. 2 . A Simeonite city ( 1 Chronicles 4:29 ) = Baalah ( Joshua 15:29 ), Balah ( Joshua 19:3 ), and, according to some, Baalath ( Joshua 19:44 , 1 Kings 9:18 , 2 Chronicles 8:6 ). Site uncertain.