Genesis 4:20

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Lamech and Adah had two sons, Jabal and Jubal. Their son Jabal was the first to live in tents and raise sheep and goats. Jubal was the first to play harps and flutes.

Cross References

Genesis 25:27

As Jacob and Esau grew older, Esau liked the outdoors and became a good hunter, while Jacob settled down and became a shepherd.

Genesis 4:19

Lamech married Adah, then Zillah.

Genesis 4:2

Later she had another son and named him Abel. Abel became a sheep farmer, but Cain farmed the land.

John 8:44

Your father is the devil, and you do exactly what he wants. He has always been a murderer and a liar. There is nothing truthful about him. He speaks on his own, and everything he says is a lie. Not only is he a liar himself, but he is also the father of all lies.

Hebrews 11:9

Because Abraham had faith, he lived as a stranger in the promised land. He lived there in a tent, and so did Isaac and Jacob, who were later given the same promise.