Genesis 4:21
His brother’s name was Jubal, who was the father of all who handle the harp and pipe.
World Messianic Bible British
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 was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
Cross References
Job 21:12They sing to the tambourine and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
Amos 6:5who strum on the strings of a harp, who invent for themselves instruments of music, 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 →