One other person, place or group in the registry answers to the name Tubal. Every Tubal in the Bible
place
Tubal
תּוּבַל
Tubal, a nation descended from Japheth, known for trading in slaves and bronze, and allied with Gog in the prophecy of Ezekiel (Gen. 10:2; Isa. 66:19; Ezek. 27:13; 38:2-3; 39:1).
- verses
- 5
- first named
- Isaiah 66:19
- last named
- Ezekiel 39:1
- feature
- region
- coordinates
- 37.30°N · 36.25°E
Tabal (OpenBible)
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Description
Tubal in the text
Tubal is mentioned in the Bible as a nation descended from Tubal, one of the sons of Japheth (Gen. 10:2; 1Chr. 1:5). The Tubal people are associated with the Meshech people, and together they are known for their trading activities, particularly in slaves and bronze (Ezek. 27:13). In the prophecy of Ezekiel, Tubal is mentioned along with Meshech as one of the nations allied with Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal (Ezek. 38:2-3; 39:1). Gog and his allies, including Tubal, are prophesied to attack Israel in the latter days but will ultimately be defeated by God. The exact location of Tubal is uncertain, but it is generally associated with the region of eastern Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) and the southern Caucasus. Some scholars identify Tubal with the Tabali, a people group mentioned in Assyrian inscriptions. In Isaiah 66:19, Tubal is listed among the distant nations to which God will send survivors to proclaim His glory, suggesting that the Tubal people will also have an opportunity to hear and respond to the message of salvation.
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Direct connections
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The pattern
Where Tubal is named
Every book of the corpus in the order it is read, each as wide as the chapters it holds. A bar is the verses of that book which write the name, and the flat stretches are as much of the answer as the bars.
5 verses across 2 of 66 books; 64 write the name nowhere. Named in Isaiah (1) and Ezekiel (4).
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Where to read it
Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 5, across 2 books.
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Where this page goes
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Where they appear
What happened here
Atlas's reading of each chapter this place appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.
- Isaiah 66Tubal is named among the distant nations to which survivors are sent to proclaim the LORD’s glory.
- Ezekiel 27Tubal exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for Tyre’s merchandise.
- Ezekiel 38Tubal is named with Meshech under Gog’s command and is brought into the campaign against Israel.
- Ezekiel 39Tubal is named in Gog’s title as chief prince.
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