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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Jabal (Man living at the time before the Flood)
Cain's line through Lamech and Adah comes down to him and his brother: Jabal is "the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle", and Jubal is credited with music.
First, in plain English
Cain's line through Lamech and Adah comes down to him and his brother: Jabal is "the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle", and Jubal is credited with music.
Who this is
A descendant of Cain through Lamech and Adah, remembered in Genesis 4:20 as "the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle," marking him as the traditional originator of a nomadic, herding way of life. His brother Jubal is credited in the same passage with originating instrumental music.
study-bible (ACAI + Tyndale)
The word
H2989
Where it appears
- Genesis 4:20
