Tubal-Cain (Genesis 4:22) is described as the forger of all instruments of bronze and iron in the line of Cain—the archetype of the inventor and metalworker, who represents the ambivalent gift of technology. He appears in Freemasonic symbolism as the patron of craftsmen.
Biblical archetype of the inventor and metalworker; symbol of technology's ambivalent role in civilization.
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