Genesis 4
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Genesis 4:19-24

19Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.

20Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock.

21His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play stringed instruments and pipes.

22Zillah also had a son, Tubal-Cain, who forged all kinds of tools out of bronze and iron. Tubal-Cain’s sister was Naamah.

23Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, listen to me; wives of Lamech, hear my words. I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for injuring me.

24If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times.”

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