Place Old Testament
Bilhah
Bilhah was a town allotted to the tribe of Simeon in southern Judah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 4:29.
Why it matters. Town in Simeon's territory
- Primary passages
- Location
- 31.245, 34.841 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Bilhah
Bilhah was a town located in the southern part of Judah, within the territory allotted to the tribe of Simeon (1Ch.4.29). In the parallel list found in Joshua 19:1-9, the town is called Balah, suggesting that the two names refer to the same place. No other details are provided about Bilhah's history, size, or significance. It should not be confused with Bilhah, the handmaid of Rachel and mother of Dan and Naphtali (Genesis 30:1-8).
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)