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Zillah
the name means Shadow Easton's Bible Dictionary
Zillah, one of Lamech's two wives, was the mother of Tubal-Cain, the first metalworker, and Naamah.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Shadow, one of the wives of Lamech, of the line of Cain, and mother of Tubal-cain (Gen. 4:19, 22).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
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First named at Genesis 4:19.
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Verses that name Zillah
- Genesis 4:19 And Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.
- 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.
- Genesis 4:23 Then Lamech said to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; wives of Lamech, listen to my speech. For I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me.