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Jubal

Jubilee, music, Lamech’s second son by Adah, of the line of Cain. He was the inventor of “the harp” (Heb. kinnor, properly “lyre”) and “the organ” (Heb. ‘ugab, properly “mouth-organ” or Pan’s pipe), Gen. 4:21.

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(music), a son of Lamech by Adah, and the inventor of the “harp and organ.” (Genesis 4:21)

In the Bible

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Verses where Jubal is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Genesis 4:21

    And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play the harp and flute.

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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