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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- In the Bible, a descendant of Cain who is said to have invented musical instruments.
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Their names are linked to their archetypal occupation (for example, the name Jubal, ancestor of instrumental musicians, may be related to the Hebrew word for “horn” or “trumpet”).
Naamah: Bible. 2009
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Jubal The name Jubal at the end of the letter I've just quoted prepares the way for an amazing coincidence that would, in years to come, account for perhaps the most dramatic event in my grandfather's life.
Mexico Michener, James 1992
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And the name Jubal has the same origin and signification; for it means produced, or introduced.
Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood Martin Luther 1514
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According to the author of the column I commented upon: “The name Jubal is, significantly, drawn from Stranger in a Strange Land, the novel by sci-fi writer and right-wing kook Robert Heinlein.”
» Blogging and that ‘right-wing kook’ Heinlein heinleinblog 2006
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"Jubal" may mean "sound" (Hall -- K. W.) because the man originated sweet sounds.
Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942
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Sumter surrendered, it was Jubal Early, later to become an army general fighting for the Confederacy, who spoke out for the unionists.
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In Robert Heinlein's "Stranger in a Strange Land," Jubal said we're prisoners of our early indoctrinations, "for it is hard, very nearly impossible, to shake off one's earliest training."
Why You Will Always Exist: Time Is 'On Demand' M.D. Robert Lanza 2011
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I became an ardent fan of Rodin after seeking him out due to Jubal Harshaw's paean to the "Fallen Caryatid" in Stranger in a Strange Land.
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On the 28th, there was a gut-busting editorial, headlined "Farewell, Farewell!", that led with something or other by the Damoclesian sword having fallen and moved on to Jubal Early and the British invasion of 1814..
50 years ago, the Senators left and arrived Dan Steinberg 2010
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It began shortly after the Civil War (see Jubal Early) and has continued unabated ever since.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Virginia “Confederate History Month” Proclamation 2010
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