Jubal (Bible)
Jubal | |
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Adah | |
Relatives | Jabal (brother) Tubal-cain (half-brother) Naamah (half-sister) |
Jubal (also Yuval, Yubal or Tubal; Hebrew: יוּבָל – Yūḇāl) is a biblical figure in Genesis 4:21 of the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.[1] 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.[1]
Biblical narrative
Jubal is only known from his appearance in
reed instrument, perhaps a flute
). The translations of these vary depending on the edition:
"he was the ancestor of all those who play the
NRSV)[2]
"he was the father of all such as handle the
KJV)[3]
"he was the father of all who play
NIV)[4]
Family tree
- ^ a b c Genesis 4:1
- ^ Genesis 4:2
- ^ Genesis 4:25; 5:3
- ^ Genesis 4:17
- ^ Genesis 4:26; 5:6–7
- ^ a b c d Genesis 4:18
- ^ Genesis 5:9–10
- ^ Genesis 5:12–13
- ^ Genesis 5:15–16
- ^ a b Genesis 4:19
- ^ Genesis 5:18–19
- ^ Genesis 4:20
- ^ Genesis 4:21
- ^ a b Genesis 4:22
- ^ Genesis 5:21–22
- ^ Genesis 5:25–26
- ^ Genesis 5:28–30
- ^ a b c Genesis 5:32
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.[5]
References
Citations
- ^ a b c McKinnon 2001.
- BibleGateway.com. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Genesis 42.1 KJV". King James Bible Online. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Genesis 4.21 – NIV". Biblica. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-88706-562-0. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
Sources
- ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. (subscription or UK public library membershiprequired)
Further reading
- Anderson, Gene H. (Spring 1983). "Pythagoras and the Origin of Music Theory". JSTOR 24045969.
- Beichner, Paul E. (1954). The Medieval Representative of Music, Jubal Or Tubalcain?. Notre Dame: Mediaeval Institute, University of Notre Dame. OCLC 1150294948.
- JSTOR 741650.
- OCLC 11409458.
- Steadman, John M. (December 1964). "The "Inharmonious Blacksmith": Spenser and the Pythagoras Legend". Publications of the Modern Language Association. 79 (5). S2CID 163340462.
- Wright, Owen; ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. (subscription or UK public library membershiprequired)
External links
- Media related to Jubal at Wikimedia Commons
- Jubal in an 1851 engraving by August von Kloeber