One of the two wives of the Cainite Lamech, mother of Tubal-cain and Naamah.
Accounts of this vary across texts and traditions. This entry primarily follows Hebrew Bible (Genesis), with other tellings (Masoretic Text (Hebrew Bible), Septuagint (Greek translation), Jewish and Christian rabbinic and patristic tradition) noted where relevant.
Zillah is one of the two wives of Lamech, a descendant of Cain, and the mother of Tubal-cain, credited with pioneering metalworking, and Naamah, his sister.
Zillah is named alongside Adah as one of Lamech's two wives in Genesis 4:19. Her son Tubal-cain is credited with forging tools of bronze and iron, an early reference to metallurgy in the biblical text, and her daughter Naamah is named without further detail.
This entry is independently written for myVamsam using the sources listed above. Where traditions differ, this entry identifies the relevant tradition rather than presenting one account as universally established fact.