Tubal-cain

Tubal-cain
Tubal-cain the Smith
Tubal-cain in his forge. Tapestry, Musée de Cluny – Musée national du Moyen Âge
Born
Tubal-cain
Other namesTubal-Cain, Tubalcain, Tubal (simplified name)
OccupationSmith
Known forForefather of smiths
Title"An instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron"
Parent(s)Lamech and Zillah
RelativesNaamah (sister)
Jabal (half-brother)
Jubal (half-brother)
Adah (step-mother)
Methushael (grandfather)
Mehujael (great-grandfather)
Irad (great-great-grandfather)
Enoch (great-great-great-grandfather)
Cain (great-great-great-great-grandfather)
Adam and Eve (great-great-great-great-great-grandparents)
Abel (great-great-great-great-granduncle)
Seth (great-great-great-great-granduncle)
Enoch (fifth cousin)

Tubal-cain or Tubalcain (Hebrew: תּוּבַל קַיִןTūḇal Qayīn) is a person mentioned in the Bible, in Genesis 4:22, named therein as the first blacksmith. He is stated as the "forger of all instruments of bronze and iron". A descendant of Cain, he was the son of Lamech and Zillah. Tubal-cain was the brother of Naamah and half-brother of Jabal and Jubal.