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Genesis 4:21

And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play the harp and flute.

Berean Standard Bible

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

20Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and raise livestock.

22And Zillah gave birth to Tubal-cain, a forger of every implement of bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

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Cross References

Job 21:12singing to the tambourine and lyre and making merry at the sound of the flute.

Amos 6:5You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments.

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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