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- 19 Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah. 20 Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock. 21 His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play stringed instruments and pipes. 22 Zillah also had a son, Tubal-Cain, who forged all kinds of tools out of[ a] bronze and iron.
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Lamech has two wives, and the names of both are given, the second being Zillah. In addition, the daughter of Zillah, Naamah, is named along with one of her sons and the two sons of the other wife Adah.
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Lamech is the earliest instance of polygamy in the Abrahamic narrative. Biblical verse Genesis 4:19 states Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.
According to one tradition, Zillah was designated to bear children, but in another tradition she was said to solely provide intercourse for Lamech. Nonetheless, she bore two children. Later, she and Lamech’s other wife, Adah, discover Lamech after he unwittingly kills Tubal-Cain.
Adah was one of Lamech’s wives and the mother of two of his sons. According to several aggadic and midrashic traditions, Adah and her co-wife Zillah refused relations with their husband after he killed two men, and they went to Adam’s tribunal to settle the matter.
Jan 4, 2022 · The first Adah was the wife of Lamech and the mother of Jabal and Jubal ( Genesis 4:19–20 ). She is also the second woman named in the Bible, the first being Eve ( Genesis 3:20 ). The second Adah was one of three Canaanite women whom Esau took as wives ( Genesis 36:2 ).
Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah. Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise.
He had two wives, Adah and Zillah. Adah bore him two sons, Jabal (the father of such as dwell in tents) and Jubal (the father of such as handle the harp and organ). Zillah had one son (Tubal-cain, instructor of those that wrought in brass and iron) and one daughter (named Naamah).