Tubal-cain

Descendant of Cain, first metalworker

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

  • 4100 BC
    4000 BC
  • Tubal-cain
    c. 4000 BC

Original word

  • תּוּבַל קַיִן tubal-cain
    H8423
Relationships
Father: Lamech Mother: Zillah Brother: Jabal Brother: Jubal Sister: Naamah Member of: Line of Cain
Citations
“Tubal-cain.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Tubal-cain appears in Scripture

Genesis 4

וְצִלָּה גַם-הִוא יָֽלְדָה אֶת-תּוּבַל קַיִן לֹטֵשׁ כָּל-חֹרֵשׁ נְחֹשֶׁת וּבַרְזֶל וַֽאֲחוֹת תּֽוּבַל-קַיִן נַֽעֲמָֽה׃
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And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.