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Zillah
One of the two wives of Lamech in the line of Cain, and the mother of Tubal-cain, the forger of bronze and iron, and of Naamah. She and Adah are the audience for Lamech's boast — the song of vengeance seventy-sevenfold that is the first poem recorded in scripture.
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Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Family & lineage
Where in scripture
GenesisLamech took two wives: the name of the first one was Adah, and the name of the second one was Zillah.
Genesis 4:19
Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron. Tubal Cain’s sister was Naamah.
Genesis 4:22 — Mother of Tubal-cain
Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice. You wives of Lamech, listen to my speech, for I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for bruising me.
Genesis 4:23
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.