Bible Figure
Tubal
Biblical character, son of Japheth
Tubal was a son of Japheth in the Table of Nations and ancestral name later associated with a distant people mentioned by the prophets.
Biography
Genesis 10 and 1 Chronicles 1 list Tubal among Japheth's sons. Isaiah and Ezekiel later mention Tubal as a people, often alongside Meshech, and Ezekiel associates them with trade and prophetic judgment. Scripture gives no personal narrative of the ancestral Tubal.
Biblical Significance
Tubal links the Table of Nations with peoples later appearing in prophetic geography and international relations.