Year not stated · Creation and Pre-Flood

Herding, music, and metalworking develop in Cain's line

Jabal became the father of tent-dwelling livestock keepers, Jubal the father of musicians who played stringed instruments and pipes, and Tubal-cain a forger of bronze and iron tools (Genesis 4:19-22).

undated in Scripture

Before Seth's birth in the narrative; Scripture gives no year

📖 Genesis 4:19–21

19And Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah. 20Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and raise livestock. 21And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play the harp and flute.

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