Genesis 4:21
His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the ancestor of the people who play the harp and flute.
Open English Bible (US)
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, who became the ancestor of the people who live in tents and have cattle.
Cross References
Amos 6:5They idly sing to the sound of the lyre, thinking themselves songwriters like 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 →