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Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the father of those who dwell in tents and have cattle.
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The First Nomadic Shepherd
Commentators clarify that while Abel kept flocks before him, Jabal's specific innovation was pioneering a nomadic lifestyle. He is called the "father" of tent-dwellers because he was the first to develop movable habitations (tents) that allowed him to travel with his herds to find fresh pasture, marking a significant cultural and economic development.
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Genesis
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18th Century
Presbyterian
19th Century
Anglican
Lamech took unto him two wives. —Whether polygamy began with Lamech is uncertain, but it is in keeping with the insolent …
16th Century
Protestant
Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents. Moses now relates that, with the evils that proceeded from the family of Cain, some go…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Adah bare Jabal According to Hillerus F13 , this name, and Jubal and Tubal, after mentioned, all sign…
One of Cain's wicked descendants is the first recorded as having broken the law of marriage. Until now, one man had only one wife at a time; but La…
