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Jabal
A son of Lamech, 'the father of those who dwell in tents and raise livestock'.
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Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Scholarly — supported scholarly belief · 1
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ScholarlyJabal (Hebrew Yabal) is one of three sons of Lamech whose names form a deliberate assonant wordplay with his brothers Jubal and Tubal-Cain, a literary feature scholars note in the Genesis genealogy. As an antediluvian figure he has no archaeological or non-biblical documentary attestation.
Literary/onomastic observation on the assonant trio Yabal / Yubal / Tubal-Qayin in Genesis 4; name likely linked to the root y-b-l.