Genesis 4:20

וַתֵּלֶד עָדָה אֶת ־ יָבָל הוּא הָיָה אֲבִי יֹשֵׁב אֹהֶל וּמִקְנֶֽה ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

19וַיִּֽקַּֽח ־ לוֹ לֶמֶךְ שְׁתֵּי נָשִׁים שֵׁם הָֽאַחַת עָדָה וְשֵׁם הַשֵּׁנִית צִלָּֽה ׃

21וְשֵׁם אָחִיו יוּבָל הוּא הָיָה אֲבִי כָּל ־ תֹּפֵשׂ כִּנּוֹר וְעוּגָֽב ׃

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Cross References

Genesis 4:2וַתֹּסֶף לָלֶדֶת אֶת ־ אָחִיו אֶת ־ הָבֶל וַֽיְהִי ־ הֶבֶל רֹעֵה צֹאן וְקַיִן הָיָה עֹבֵד אֲדָמָֽה ׃

Genesis 25:27וַֽיִּגְדְּלוּ הַנְּעָרִים וַיְהִי עֵשָׂו אִישׁ יֹדֵעַ צַיִד אִישׁ שָׂדֶה וְיַעֲקֹב אִישׁ תָּם יֹשֵׁב אֹהָלִֽים ׃

1 Chronicles 4:4וּפְנוּאֵל אֲבִי גְדֹר וְעֵזֶר אֲבִי חוּשָׁה אֵלֶּה בְנֵי ־ חוּר בְּכוֹר אֶפְרָתָה אֲבִי בֵּית לָֽחֶם ׃

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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