Genesis 4:20
Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the first of those who live in tents and keep livestock.
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- Gen 4:2 : 2 Then she gave birth to his brother Abel. Abel took care of the flocks, while Cain cultivated the ground.
- Gen 4:21 : 21 The name of his brother was Jubal; he was the first of all who play the harp and the flute.
- Gen 25:27 : 27 When the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled hunter, a man of the open fields, but Jacob was an even-tempered man, living in tents.
- 1 Chr 2:50-52 : 50 These were the descendants of Caleb.The sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrath: Shobal, the father of Kiriath Jearim, 51 Salma, the father of Bethlehem, Hareph, the father of Beth-Gader. 52 The sons of Shobal, the father of Kiriath Jearim, were Haroeh, half of the Manahathites,
- 1 Chr 4:4-5 : 4 Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem. 5 Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
- Jer 35:9-9 : 9 We have not built any houses to live in. We do not own any vineyards, fields, or crops. 10 We have lived in tents. We have obeyed our ancestor Jonadab and done exactly as he commanded us.
- John 8:44 : 44 You people are from your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
- Rom 4:11-12 : 11 And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised, so that he would become the father of all those who believe but have never been circumcised, that they too could have righteousness credited to them. 12 And he is also the father of the circumcised, who are not only circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham possessed when he was still uncircumcised.
- Heb 11:9 : 9 By faith he lived as a foreigner in the promised land as though it were a foreign country, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who were fellow heirs of the same promise.
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- Gen 4:17-193 verses78%
17 The Beginning of Civilization Cain was intimate with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was building a city, and he named the city after his son Enoch.
18 To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael. Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech.
19 Lamech took two wives for himself; the name of the first was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah.
- Gen 4:21-255 verses76%
21 The name of his brother was Jubal; he was the first of all who play the harp and the flute.
22 Now Zillah also gave birth to Tubal-Cain, who heated metal and shaped all kinds of tools made of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah.
23 Lamech said to his wives,“Adah and Zillah! Listen to me! You wives of Lamech, hear my words! I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for hurting me.
24 If Cain is to be avenged seven times as much, then Lamech seventy-seven times!”
25 And Adam was intimate with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son. She named him Seth, saying,“God has given me another child in place of Abel because Cain killed him.”
- Gen 4:1-22 verses74%
1 The Story of Cain and Abel Now the man was intimate with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. Then she said,“I have created a man just as the LORD did!”
2 Then she gave birth to his brother Abel. Abel took care of the flocks, while Cain cultivated the ground.
- 1 Chr 1:20-234 verses74%
20 Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
22 Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,
23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
- Gen 10:26-272 verses70%
26 Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
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18 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
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40 The sons of Shobal:Alyan, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam.The sons of Zibeon:Aiah and Anah.
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4 Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath bore Reuel,
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8 and Koz, who was the father of Anub, Hazzobebah, and the clans of Aharhel the son of Harum.
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5 Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks, herds, and tents.
- 1 Chr 1:3-42 verses68%
3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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4 The length of time Adam lived after he became the father of Seth was 800 years; during this time he had other sons and daughters.
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21 And sons were also born to Shem(the older brother of Japheth), the father of all the sons of Eber.
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2 Esau took his wives from the Canaanites: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite,
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43 In this way Jacob became extremely prosperous. He owned large flocks, male and female servants, camels, and donkeys.
- Job 1:2-32 verses67%
2 Seven sons and three daughters were born to him.
3 His possessions included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys; in addition he had a very great household. Thus he was the greatest of all the people in the east.
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22 Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.”
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29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
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2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
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24 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
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32 Keturah’s Descendants The sons to whom Keturah, Abraham’s concubine, gave birth:Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, Shuah.The sons of Jokshan:Sheba and Dedan.
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27 When the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled hunter, a man of the open fields, but Jacob was an even-tempered man, living in tents.
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34 Isaac’s Descendants Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac:Esau and Israel.
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1 Joseph’s Dreams But Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, in the land of Canaan.
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22 Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.