D.A.F.'s Chumash section - bereishis Chapter 35, Pasuk 25

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Why is Bilhah called "Shifchas Rachel" (and similarly regarding Zilpah in the next verse)?

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Ha'amek Davar: She acted towards Rachel like her Shifchah, and so Zilpah acted towards Leah.

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