Jubal

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Jubal
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Naamah teaches reading; Jubal, father of music
Cathedral of Orvieto, Italy

Jubal (in Hebrew, Yubhal יוּבָל) is named in the Book of Genesis as the father of musicians.

"Yubhal", or in modern Hebrew "Yuval", derived from the Biblical character, is a common male first name in contemporary Israel.

The given name Jubal may also refer to:

People

In fiction

  • Jubal Harshaw, in the novel Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
  • Jubal Droad, protagonist of the science fiction novel Maske: Thaery by Jack Vance
  • Jubal Early, a bounty hunter in the Firefly TV series
  • Jubal, a slave trader and crime lord in the Thieves' World universe

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