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Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain
Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain are the three sons of Lamech, a descendant of Cain, who appear in Genesis 4. They are presented as the originators of herding, music, and the making of metal implements, respectively.
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- Tubal-cainPeople
Tubal-cain is a descendant of Cain named in Genesis 4, the son of Lamech and Zillah, who made various implements of bronze and iron. He is the first figure in Scripture associated with metalworking.
- JubalPeople
Jubal is a descendant of Cain named in Genesis 4, the son of Lamech and Adah. Scripture describes him as "the father of all such as handle the harp and organ."
- Naamah (Daughter of Lamech)People
Naamah is a woman named in the genealogy of Cain in Genesis 4. She was the daughter of Lamech and Zillah and the sister of Tubal-cain. The Bible mentions her by name only once, in Genesis 4:22.
- ZillahPeople
Zillah is a woman mentioned in Genesis 4. She was one of the two wives of Lamech, a descendant of Cain, and the mother of Tubal-cain and Naamah.
- AdahPeople
Adah is the wife of Lamech, a descendant of Cain, in Genesis 4, and the mother of Jabal and Jubal. Genesis 36 also mentions a wife of Esau who bears the same name.
- JabalPeople
Jabal is a figure in the line of Cain recorded in Genesis 4, the son of Lamech and Adah. Scripture describes him as "the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle."
- Mount HermonBible
Mount Hermon is a high mountain north of the upper Jordan River, at the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon range. In the Old Testament it appears as the northern boundary of the land Israel possessed, and it is well known from "the dew of Hermon" in Psalm 133.