Genesis 4:22

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

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

In Context

21And the name of his brother was Jubal; he it was who invented the psaltery and harp.

23And Lamech said to his wives, 1 Adah and Zillah, hear my voice, 1 Ye wives of Lamech, consider my words, 1 Because I have slain a man to my sorrow 1 And a youth to my grief. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 25:3And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold and silver and brass,

Deuteronomy 8:9a land on which thou shalt not eat thy bread with poverty, and thou shalt not want anything upon it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of its mountains thou shalt dig brass.

2 Chronicles 2:7And send me from Lebanon cedar wood, and wood of juniper, and pine; for I know that thy servants are skilled in cutting timber in Lebanon: and, behold, thy servants shall go with my servants,

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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