Genesis 4:20

Good News Translation

Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the ancestor of those who raise livestock and live in tents.

Cross References

Genesis 25:27

The boys grew up, and Esau became a skilled hunter, a man who loved the outdoors, but Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.

Genesis 4:19

Lamech had two wives, Adah and Zillah.

Genesis 4:2

Later she gave birth to another son, Abel. Abel became a shepherd, but Cain was a farmer.

Genesis 4:21

His brother was Jubal, the ancestor of all musicians who play the harp and the flute.

John 8:44

You are the children of your father, the Devil, and you want to follow your father's desires. From the very beginning he was a murderer and has never been on the side of truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he is only doing what is natural to him, because he is a liar and the father of all lies.

Hebrews 11:9

By faith he lived 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.