John Gill Commentary


John Gill Commentary
"And his brother`s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and pipe." — Genesis 4:21 (ASV)
And his brother's name was Jubal
This was another son of Lamech by Adah, and his name differs only in one letter from his brother's;
he was the father of all such that handle the harp and organ :
he was the inventor of instrumental music, both of stringed instruments, such as were touched by the fingers, or struck with a quill, as the "harp"; and of wind instruments, such as were blown, as the "organ", which seems not to be the same we call so, being a late invention; but however a pleasant instrument, as its name signifies. Jubal is thought by some to be the same with Apollo, to whom with the Greeks the invention of the harp is ascribed; and some have been of opinion, that the jubilee trumpet was so called from Jubal, (Leviticus 25:9) . Sanchoniatho