Genesis 4:21

And the name of his brother was Jubal; he was the father of those who sing to the harp and the organ.

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In The King James Version

And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.

In Context

20And Adah conceived Jabel, who was the father of those who live in tents and are shepherds.

22Zillah also conceived Tubalcain, who was a hammerer and artisan in every work of brass and iron. In fact, the sister of Tubalcain was Noema.

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Cross References

Job 21:12They take up the timbrel and the lyre, and they rejoice at the sound of the organ.

Amos 6:5You sing to the sound of stringed instruments; they consider themselves to have the musical abilities of David.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 4:20-23

The Family of Lamech. ( b. c. 3875.) 19 And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. 20 And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle. 21 And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ. 22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. We have here some particulars concerning Lamech,… Read the whole commentary →

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