Tubal-cain

A man, in the time of the Patriarchs · Early Patriarch · named in 1 verse

the name means offspring of Cain Strong's Lexicon

Tubal-cain, a descendant of Cain, was the first metalworker mentioned in the Bible, forging tools out of bronze and iron.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

The son of Lamech and Zillah, "an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron" (Gen. 4:22; R.V., "the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron").

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Lamech, Zillah

Siblings Jabal, Jubal, Naamah

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at Genesis 4:22.

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Verses that name Tubal-cain

Genesis 4:22 And Zillah gave birth to Tubal-cain, a forger of every implement of bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.