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Jabal Scripture - Genesis 4:20

And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and [of such as have] cattle....

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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 ...

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Jabal in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

ja'-bal (yabhal, meaning uncertain): In Gen 4:20, a son of Lamech by Adah. He is called `the father of those who dwell in tents and (with) herds.' So Gunkel, Gen3, 52, who says that the corresponding word in Arabic means "the herdsman who tends the camels." Skinner, Gen, 120, says that both Jabal and Jubal suggest yobhel, which in Phoenician a...

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Jabal in Naves Topical Bible

-Son of Lamech -A shepherd Ge 4:20...

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Jabal in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(stream), the son of Lamech and Adah, Ge 4:20 and brother of Jubal. He is described as the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle....

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Jabal in Easton's Bible Dictionary

a stream, a descendant of Cain, and brother of Jubal; "the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle" (Gen. 4:20). This description indicates that he led a wandering life....

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Jabal in Hitchcock's Bible Names

which glides away...

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