Jabal:
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.
Jabal:
which glides away
Jabal:
ja'-bal (yabhal, meaning uncertain): In Ge 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 and Hebrew "means primarily ram,' then ram's horn' as a musical instrument, and finally joyous music' (in the designation of the year of Jubilee)." See also Skinner, Gen, 103, on the supposed connection in meaning with Abel.
Written by David Francis Roberts
Jabal:
(stream) the son of Lamech and Adah (Genesis 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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