Tubal-cain

Too´buhl-kayn

The son of Lamech and Zillah, brother of Naamah, half brother and near namesake of the herdsman Jabal and the musician Jubal (Gen 4:22). Tubal-cain is known as a forger of all implements of copper and iron. As descendants of the fugitive and wanderer Cain, Tubal-cain and his relatives typify nomadic tradesmen associated with the rise of urban commerce and with the sin and violence it occasioned (Gen 4:21-24).