Genesis 4:20
And Ada brought forth Jabel: who was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of herdsmen.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
In Context
19Who took two wives: the name of the one was Ada, and the name of the other was Sella.
21And his brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of them that play upon the harp and the organs.
Cross References
Genesis 4:2And again she brought forth his brother Abel. And Abel was a shepherd, and Cain a husbandman.
Genesis 25:27And when they were grown up, Esau became a skillful hunter, and a husbandman, but Jacob a plain man dwelt in tents.
1 Chronicles 4:4And Phanuel the father of Gedor, and Ezar the father of Hosa, these are the sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephratha the father of Bethlehem.
John 8:44You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and he stood not in the truth; because truth is not in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.
Hebrews 11:9By faith he abode in the land, dwelling in cottages, with Isaac and Jacob, the co-heirs of the same promise.
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 →