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Jubal (Bible)

Biblical figure

Field	Value
name	Jubal
image	Formella 05, jubal, nino pisano, 1334-1336.JPG
caption	Panel of Jubal playing the flute by Nino Pisano, 1334–1336
alt	Depiction of Jubal playing a flute in an old brown panel
birth_name	Jubal
occupation	Musician
known_for	Forefather of all musicians
other_names	Yubal, Yuval
parents	Lamech and Adah
relations	Jabal (brother)
Tubal-cain (half-brother)
Naamah (half-sister)

Note

the person in Genesis 4

Tubal-cain (half-brother) Naamah (half-sister)

Jubal (also Yuval, Yubal or Tubal; – Yūḇāl) is a biblical figure in 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

Jubal is known only from his appearance in of the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. The account describes him as a descendant of Cain and the son of Lamech and Adah. He is also a brother of Jabal, and half-brother of Tubal-cain and Naamah. Genesis credits him as the forefather of certain instruments: the he () and he (עוגב, a reed instrument, perhaps a flute). The translations of these vary depending on the edition:

Family tree

In Islamic sources

According to an unnamed Jewish source mentioned in al-Tabari's 915 History of the Prophets and Kings, Jubal invented musical instruments during the time of Mahalalel.

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Sources

References

"Genesis 42.1 NRSV". [[BibleGateway.com]].
"Genesis 42.1 KJV". King James Bible Online.
"Genesis 4.21 – NIV". [[Biblica]].
al-Ṭabarī, A.J.M.J.. (1988). "The History of al-Ṭabarī Vol. 1: General Introduction and From the Creation to the Flood". State University of New York Press.

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