Genesis 4:21

And the name of his brother was Jubal; he it was who invented the psaltery and harp.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 bore Jabal; he was the father of those that dwell in tents, feeding cattle.

22And Zillah also bore Tubal; he was a smith, a manufacturer both of brass and iron; and the sister of Tubal was Naamah.

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Cross References

Job 21:12And they rejoice at the voice of a song. 1

Amos 6:5who excel in the sound of musical instruments; they have regarded them as abiding, not as fleeting pleasures;

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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