Genesis 4:20
And Ada gendride Jabel, that was the fadir of dwellers in tentis and of shepherdis;
Wycliffe (portions)
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
19that took twei wyues, the name to o wijf was Ada, and the name to the tother was Sella.
21and the name of his brother was Tubal, he was the fadir of syngeris in harpe and orgun.
Cross References
Genesis 4:2And efte sche childide his brother Abel. Forsothe Abel was a kepere of scheep, and Cayn was an erthe tilyere.
Genesis 25:27And whanne thei weren woxun, Esau was maad a man kunnynge of huntyng, and a man erthe tilier; forsothe Jacob was a symple man, and dwellide in tabernaclis.
John 8:44Ye ben of the fadir, the deuel, and ye wolen do the desyris of youre fadir. He was a mansleere fro the bigynnyng, and he stood not in treuthe; for treuthe is not in hym. Whanne he spekith lesyng, he spekith of his owne; for he is a liere, and fadir of it.
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 →