Genesis 4:20
Adah gave birth to Jabal. He was the father of those who lived in tents who have livestock.
Unlocked Literal Bible
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
21His brother's name was Jubal. He was the father of those who play the harp and pipe.
Cross References
Genesis 4:2Then she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel became a shepherd, but Cain cultivated the soil.
Genesis 25:27The boys grew up, and Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field; but Jacob was a quiet man, who spent his time in the tents.
1 Chronicles 4:4Peniel was the ancestor of the clans in the city of Gedor. Ezer was the originator of the clans in Hushah. These were descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and the originator of Bethlehem.
John 8:44You are of your father, the devil, and you wish to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature because he is a liar and the father of lies.
Hebrews 11:9It was by faith that he lived in the land of promise as a foreigner. He lived in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow 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 →