Key facts
- Born
- Jubal
- Other names
- Yubal, Yuval
- Occupation
- Musician
- Known for
- Forefather of all musicians
- Parent s
- Lamech and Adah
- Relatives
- Jabal (brother), Tubal-cain (half-brother), Naamah (half-sister)
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- Jubal
- Commons category
- Jubal
- described by source
- Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus
- present in work
- Genesis 4
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Encyclopedic overview
Jubal (also Yuval, Yubal or Tubal; Hebrew: יוּבָל – Yūḇāl) is a biblical figure in Genesis 4:21 of the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. Mentioned only once, he is sometimes regarded by Christians, particularly by medieval commentators, as the 'inventor of music'. A descendant of Cain, his father is Lamech and his brother is Jabal.
Biblical narrative
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jubal” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.