Jubal (Bible)
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]
Jubal | |
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 Panel of Jubal playing the flute by Nino Pisano, 1334–1336 | |
| Born | Jubal |
| Other names | Yubal, Yuval |
| Occupation | musician |
| Known for | forefather of all musicians |
| Parent(s) | Lamech and Adah |
| Relatives | Jabal (brother) Tubal-cain (half-brother) Naamah (half-sister) |
Biblical narrative
Jubal is only know from his appearance in Genesis 4:21 of the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.[1] The account describes him as a descendant of Cain and the son of Lamech and Adah. He is also a brother of Jabal, and half-brother of Tubal-cain and Naamah. Genesis credits him as the forefather of certain instruments: the cinnor (Hebrew: כנור) and uggab (עוגב). The translations of these vary depending on the edition:
"he was the ancestor of all those who play the lyre and pipe" (NRSV)[2]
"he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ" (KJV)[3]
"he was the father of all who play stringed instruments and pipes" (NIV)[4]
Family tree
| Adam | Eve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cain | Abel | Seth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Enoch | Enos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Irad | Kenan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mehujael | Mahalalel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Methushael | Jared | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adah | Lamech | Zillah | Enoch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jabal | Jubal | Tubal-Cain | Naamah | Methuselah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamech | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shem | Ham | Japheth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- McKinnon 2001.
- "Genesis 42.1 NRSV". 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.
Sources
- Anderson, Gene H. (Spring 1983). "Pythagoras and the Origin of Music Theory". Indiana Theory Review. 6 (3): 35–61. JSTOR 24045969.
- Beichner, Paul E. (1954). The Medieval Representative of Music, Jubal Or Tubalcain?. Notre Dame: Mediaeval Institute, University of Notre Dame. OCLC 1150294948.
- McKinnon, James W. (2001). "Jubal". Grove Music Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.14520. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
- McKinnon, James W. (January 1978). "Jubal vel Pythagoras, quis sit inventor musicae?" [Jubal or Pythagoras, who is the inventor of music?]. The Musical Quarterly. Oxford University Press. 64 (1): 1–28. JSTOR 741650.
- Steadman, John M. (December 1964). "The "Inharmonious Blacksmith": Spenser and the Pythagoras Legend". Publications of the Modern Language Association. Cambridge University Press. 79 (5): 664–665. doi:10.2307/461152. JSTOR 461152.
- Wright, Owen; Poché, Christian; Shiloah, Amnon (2001). "Arab music". Grove Music Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.01139. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
External links
Media related to Jubal at Wikimedia Commons