Adah

Wife of Lamech; mother of Jabal and Jubal

A written article for Adah is still to come. Below and alongside: where Adah appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 4100 BC
    4000 BC
  • Adah
    c. 4000 BC

Original word

  • עָדָה adah
    H5711
Relationships
Son: Jabal Son: Jubal Husband: Lamech
Citations
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Where Adah appears in Scripture

Genesis 4

וַיִּֽקַּֽח-לוֹ לֶמֶךְ שְׁתֵּי נָשִׁים שֵׁם הָֽאַחַת עָדָה וְשֵׁם הַשֵּׁנִית צִלָּֽה׃
19
And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
וַתֵּלֶד עָדָה אֶת-יָבָל הוּא הָיָה אֲבִי יֹשֵׁב אֹהֶל וּמִקְנֶֽה׃
20
And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
וַיֹּאמֶר לֶמֶךְ לְנָשָׁיו עָדָה וְצִלָּה שְׁמַעַן קוֹלִי נְשֵׁי לֶמֶךְ הַאְזֵנָּה אִמְרָתִי כִּי אִישׁ הָרַגְתִּי לְפִצְעִי וְיֶלֶד לְחַבֻּרָתִֽי׃
23
And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.

Genesis 36

עֵשָׂו לָקַח אֶת-נָשָׁיו מִבְּנוֹת כְּנָעַן אֶת-עָדָה בַּת-אֵילוֹן הַֽחִתִּי וְאֶת-אָהֳלִֽיבָמָה בַּת-עֲנָה בַּת-צִבְעוֹן הַֽחִוִּֽי׃
2
Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;
וַתֵּלֶד עָדָה לְעֵשָׂו אֶת-אֱלִיפָז וּבָשְׂמַת יָֽלְדָה אֶת-רְעוּאֵֽל׃
4
And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;
אֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּנֵֽי-עֵשָׂו אֱלִיפַז בֶּן-עָדָה אֵשֶׁת עֵשָׂו רְעוּאֵל בֶּן-בָּֽשְׂמַת אֵשֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו׃
10
These are the names of Esau's sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau.
וְתִמְנַע׀ הָֽיְתָה פִילֶגֶשׁ לֶֽאֱלִיפַז בֶּן-עֵשָׂו וַתֵּלֶד לֶֽאֱלִיפַז אֶת-עֲמָלֵק אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי עָדָה אֵשֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו׃
12
And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau's wife.
אַלּֽוּף-קֹרַח אַלּוּף גַּעְתָּם אַלּוּף עֲמָלֵק אֵלֶּה אַלּוּפֵי אֱלִיפַז בְּאֶרֶץ אֱדוֹם אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי עָדָֽה׃
16
Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.