Atomic Bible

Wife of Lamech; mother of Jabal and Jubal

Adah

Named in 3 verses of Genesis, first in Genesis 4:19.

עָדָהAdah

The name means “an assembly.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869

Married to
Lamech
Children
Jabal, Jubal

About Adah Written by AI

Adah was one of the two wives of Lamech, a descendant of Cain, who is mentioned in the genealogy of Cain in Genesis 4. Lamech is the first recorded polygamist in the Bible, having taken both Adah and Zillah as his wives (Genesis 4:19). Adah gave birth to two sons, Jabal and Jubal (Genesis 4:20 to 21). Jabal was described as the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock, indicating that he was the first to adopt a nomadic pastoral lifestyle (Genesis 4:20). Jubal was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe, suggesting that he was the first to develop musical instruments (Genesis 4:21). In Lamech's speech to his wives (Genesis 4:23 to 24), he mentions Adah by name, along with Zillah, as he boasts about his violent actions and asserts his own form of justice. This speech provides insight into the increasing wickedness and violence among the descendants of Cain. Adah's mention in the genealogy of Cain highlights the development of various aspects of human culture and civilization, such as nomadic pastoralism and music, as well as the spread of polygamy and violence in the early generations of humanity.

Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.

Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897

This entry is on the name Adah, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.

Ornament. (1.) The first of Lamech’s two wives, and the mother of Jabal and Jubal (Gen. 4:19, 20, 23).

(2.) The first of Esau’s three wives, the daughter of Elon the Hittite (Gen. 36:2,4), called also Bashemath (26:34).

M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.

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Where the Bible names her

  1. Genesis 4:19

    And Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.

  2. Genesis 4:20

    Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and raise livestock.

  3. 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.

From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.