'Ancestor' in the Bible

Adah gave birth to Jabal, who became the ancestor of those who live in tents and herd livestock.

His brother was named Jubal; he became the ancestor of all those who play the lyre and the flute.

Also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber [including the Hebrews], the older brother of Japheth, children were born.

The firstborn gave birth to a son and named him Moab, and he is the ancestor of the Moabites to this day.

The younger daughter also gave birth to a son and named him Ben-ammi, and he is the ancestor of the Ammonites to this day.

This is a record of the family history of Esau, the ancestor of the Edomites of Mount Seir.

Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs who descended from Edom, according to their territories in their own land. This was the dynasty of Esau, who was the ancestor of the Edomites.