NA’-A-MAH

In the Bible we find Na’a-mah listed as the daughter of Lamech and Zillah and sister of Tubal-cain in Genesis 4:22.

          And Zil’-lah, she also bare Tu’bal-cain, an instructer of every

artificer in brass and iron:  and the sister of Tu’bal-cain was

Na’-a-mah.                                                       (Genesis 4:22)

In the ritual we are told that Naamah was Tubal Cain’s sister and the inventor of weaving.  She had three brothers and these four were the founders of all crafts.  From the beginning she was associated with them in all their arts, crafts and inventions.

From the book, “All of The Women of The Bible” by Edith Deen I found the following:

              The first daughter in the Bible mentioned by name.  Her parents were Lamech, primitive poet, and 

              Zillah, one of his two wives.  Her brother was Tubal-Cain, founder of the ancient craft of the 

              metalsmith.  Whether she was as gifted as was her father, her brother, and her cousins, Jubal, founder 

              of music, and Jabel, founder of nomadic ways, we are not told.

According to the Bible, Jubal and Jabel were her half brothers and not her cousins in Genesis 4:19-21.

19.    And La’-mech took unto him two wives:  the name of one was A’-dah, and the name of the other Zil’-lah.

20.    And A’-dah bare Ja’bal:  He was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.

21.    And his brother’s name was Ju’-bal:  He was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.   

(Genesis 4:19-21)

 As our rituals are filled with allegory and illustrated by symbols I feel that it is important to know which is fact and which is allegory.

Byron E. Hams

Deputy Advisor

Betsy Ross Conclave No. 14

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