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VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Origin Of Musical Instruments
JUBAL, THE PIONEER MUSICIAN. Concerning him Scripture says: "He was the father of all such as handle the harp and pipe" (Gen. 4:21, A. R. V.). Doubtless this means he was the inventor of these musical instruments, and as he was not many generations removed from Adam, we may infer that music has always played an important role in the history of mankind. Babylonian Musical Instruments Preceding Abraham.
Since Abraham spent his early life in Ur of the Chaldees, it is more than likely that some of the musical instruments used by th....
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