Old Testament
Zillah
One of the two wives of Lamech and mother of Tubal-Cain and Naamah in the line of Cain.
Zillah is identified in Genesis 4 as a wife of Lamech, a descendant of Cain. She is the mother of Tubal-Cain, who worked with bronze and iron, and Naamah. Her name is mentioned in the poem Lamech recites to his two wives, marking her as a figure in the early genealogy of humanity recorded in Scripture.
In the text
- Verses
- 3
- Books
- 1
- First appears
- Genesis 4:19
- Last appears
- Genesis 4:23
Where Zillah appears
3 verses · 1 chapterIn the same books
- Ephron10 versesA Hittite landowner who sold the cave of Machpelah to Abraham for the burial of Sarah.
- Mamre10 versesAn Amorite chieftain who was an ally of Abram and provided land for his encampment near Hebron.
- Laban45 versesThe brother of Rebekah and father of Leah and Rachel who became Jacob's father-in-law and employer.
- Leah32 versesThe eldest daughter of Laban and first wife of Jacob, who became the mother of six of Israel's twelve tribes.
- Rebekah30 versesThe wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau, instrumental in fulfilling God's promise to Abraham.
- Hagar12 versesAn Egyptian handmaid to Sarah who bore Ishmael to Abraham and experienced God's provision in the wilderness.
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