Jabal in Wikipedia
Jabal (or Yabal) is a character mentioned in the Hebrew Bible,
in Genesis 4:20. Jabal was a descendant of Cain, the son of
Lamech and Adah, and the brother of Jubal, half-brother of
Tubal-cain and Naamah. He is described as the "ancestor of all
who live in tents and raise livestock." Theories. Francis
Nigel Lee interprets Genesis 4:20 to mean that Jabal was both
the "father of all cattle ranchers" and the "father of all
tent-dwellers", and as such as the "pioneer of all livestock
and agricultural technology" as well as the "pioneer of all
architecture." Lee notes that Jabal was probably also a
weaver, and thus "the pioneer of the clothing industry."[1]
Gordon Wenham, on the other hand, understands the verse to
indicate Jabal was the first "dweller with herds." That is, he
was the "father of the Bedouin lifestyle." He notes that
whereas Abel "merely lived off his flocks," Jabal could "trade
with his beasts of burden," and that this "represents cultural
advance."
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