Genesis 4:20

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Adah gave birth to Jabal. He was the first person to live in tents and have livestock.

Cross References

Genesis 25:27

They grew up. Esau became an expert hunter, an outdoorsman. Jacob remained a quiet man, staying around the tents.

Genesis 4:19

Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.

Genesis 4:2

Then she gave birth to another child, Abel, Cain’s brother. Abel was a shepherd, and Cain was a farmer.

Genesis 4:21

His brother’s name was Jubal. He was the first person to play the harp and the flute.

John 8:44

You come from your father, the devil, and you desire to do what your father wants you to do. The devil was a murderer from the beginning. He has never been truthful. He doesn’t know what the truth is. Whenever he tells a lie, he’s doing what comes naturally to him. He’s a liar and the father of lies.

Hebrews 11:9

Faith led Abraham to live as a foreigner in the country that God had promised him. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who received the same promise from God.