Mother of Jacob’s sons Gad and Asher. Laban had given her to his daughter Leah as a handmaid (Gn 29:24; 46:18). Later, at Leah’s insistence, she became Jacob’s concubine for the purpose of bearing sons (30:9; 37:2).
Zilpah
From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.