Topic
Jubal
1 passage cited, from 4 classic reference works.
These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 4:21Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave The inventor of musical instruments
And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
Jubilee, music, Lamech’s second son by Adah, of the line of Cain. He was the inventor of “the harp” (Heb. kinnor, properly “lyre”) and “the organ” (Heb. ‘ugab, properly “mouth-organ” or Pan’s pipe), Gen. 4:21.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → The inventor of musical instruments Ge 4:21
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.