TUBAL CAIN

The Interpretations Of Lamech’s Family

Lamech was not always considered to be some sort of villain, or accidental murderer, and generally ignorant embodiment of evil. Because of his children having been so diverse, he is regarded as a sort of culture hero. Lamech had two wives, so he had quite a few children. From his wife Adah, Lamech had the son Yaval; whom the Bible says was responsible for creating generations of “tent-dwellers”, and “cattle owners.” Tent dwellers refers to the nomadic people of the desert who travel and live in their tents when they stop. Cattle-owners are those that travel with them, driving cattle in one village all their lives, or being as nomadic as tent dwellers. The brother of Yaval was Yuval, whom the Bible states as being the father of harpists, and pipers, That is to say that it is Yaval who sired a nomadic race, as well as those who could care for cattle, and Yuval who sired the musicians of the world.
Lamech’s second wife, Tsilah, brought forth two children as well, the first was Tubal-Cain, who the Bible said would be the instructor to the blacksmiths of the world, and then she gave birth to his sister, Namaah, who would be “pleasure.” Further expansion on this subject is after translating the names. When the names are not translated, this is the text from the Bible:
“Lamech had two wives: Adah, and Tsilah. Adah gave birth to Yaval, the father of tent-dwellers, and cattle owners. His brother was Yuval, the father of harpists, and pipers. Tsilah, on the other hand, gave birth to Tuval-Cain, who instructed the artificers of brass and iron. Tuval-Cain’s sister was Naamah.”
However, when you translate the names of Lamech, his wives, and his children from Hebrew, you get this:
“God’s servant took two wives, light and darkness. The light brought forth the shepherd, who was the father of tent-dwellers, and herdsmen, and his brother was the musician, who was the father of harpists and pipers. But the darkness brought forth the blacksmith, the forger of brass, and of iron, and his sister was pleasure.”
When read differently, it’s much like the way the Greco-Roman mythology unfolds. From Rhea and Cronus’s union brings forth Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Demeter, Hera, and Hestia. They are not gods of the same things, but it creates the same pattern as it would in mythology. This could possibly be the adoption of yet another Pagan system from another culture, much like many Catholic holidays were once holidays from other systems of religion.