Old Testament
Tubal
A son of Japheth and the progenitor of a nation associated with trade and military power in the ancient world.
Tubal is identified in the Table of Nations as a son of Japheth, representing a people group descended from Noah. Scripture frequently links Tubal with Meshech, describing them as distant nations known for trading slaves and bronze vessels. In the prophetic writings of Ezekiel, Tubal is depicted as a northern power involved in the future eschatological conflict against Israel.
In the text
- Verses
- 7
- Books
- 4
- First appears
- Genesis 10:2
- Last appears
- Ezekiel 39:1
Where Tubal appears
7 verses · 6 chaptersIn the same books
- Ephah5 versesA son of Midian and grandson of Abraham through Keturah, representing a tribe of the Midianite people.
- Haran18 versesThe son of Terah and father of Lot, who died in Ur of the Chaldeans before his family migrated to Canaan.
- Bilhah11 versesRachel's handmaid who became a concubine to Jacob and the mother of his sons Dan and Naphtali.
- Ham11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became the ancestor of various nations.
- Japheth11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became a patriarch of the nations.
- Anah10 versesA Horite leader and son of Zibeon whose daughter Oholibamah became a wife of Esau.
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