Jubal, the brother of Jabal. 'He was the father of all such as handle the harp and pipe.'
Hénoch, English Enoch, Cain's son.
Tubalcaïn, English Tubal-cain, the son of Lamech and his wife Zillah. He was 'the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron.'
Seth was the third son of Adam and Eve, and
Énos was the son of Seth.
PUISSANCE ÉGALE BONTÉ.
Iblis, one of the names used in the Koran for the Spirit of Evil. He was a spirit who refused to prostrate himself before Adam at the command of the Almighty, and was therefore expelled from Eden. Instead of being immediately destroyed, however, he was given a respite till the Day of Judgement. The word is derived from the Arabic balas, wicked.
Another tradition, not found in the Koran, is that Iblis was a warrior angel whom the Almighty sent to exterminate the Djinns, the beings, half men, half angels, who inhabited the country of the Genii. Instead of performing this command, the spirit rebelled and was cast down into hell. It is hardly necessary to add that Hugo's story is of his own invention.
Bonté (see heading), one of Hugo's favourite words for expressing the moral attributes of the Almighty power. The theme that God is goodness, which is more than justice, is developed in Dieu: La Lumière.
La justice, c'est vous, l'humanité; mais Dieu