Jubal

For the 1956 Western, see Jubal (film). For the village in Iran, see Jubal, Iran.

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Jubal (in Hebrew, Yubhal יוּבָל) is named in the Book of Genesis as the father of musicians.

"Yubhal", or in modern Hebrew "Yuval", derived from the Biblical character, is a common male first name in contemporary Israel.

The given name Jubal may also refer to:

People

Jubal Early (1816–1894), Confederate general in the American Civil War
Jubal Brown (born c. 1974), controversial video producer and multi-media artist
Jubal Rocha Mendes Júnior (born 1993), Brazilian footballer

In fiction

Jubal Harshaw, in the novel Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Jubal Droad, protagonist of the science fiction novel Maske: Thaery by Jack Vance
Jubal Early, a bounty hunter in the Firefly TV series
Jubal, a slave trader and crime lord in the Thieves' World universe

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