Genesis 4:20
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And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and raise livestock.
In other translations
And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and raise livestock.
Hebrew words
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People and places
People: Adah (Genesis 4), Jabal