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Zilpah

"Dripping; fragrance"

Genesis 29:24

Who they were

Leah's handmaid who became mother of Gad and Asher — two tribes of Israel. Her role in the larger story is quiet but essential.

Themes

motherhoodheritagequietnessessential

Read their story

Zilpah's story begins in Genesis.

The full passage is at Genesis 29:24. Any modern translation will do — the NLT and NIV are the most readable; the ESV and NKJV stay close to the wording the church has used for centuries.

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