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<li> A place inhabited by several families of the scribes (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 2:55 ). <div> <p> '''Copyright Statement''' These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated [[Bible]] Dictionary, Third Edition, published by [[Thomas]] Nelson, 1897. Public Domain. </p> <p> '''Bibliography Information''' Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Jabez'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/j/jabez.html. 1897. </p> </div> </li>

<p> '''Ja'bez.''' (sorrow). </p> <p> 1. Apparently, a place at which the families of the scribes resided, who belonged to the families of the Kenites. &nbsp;1 Chronicles 2:55. </p> <p> 2. The name occurs again in the genealogies of Judah, &nbsp;1 Chronicles 4:9-10, in a passage of remarkable detail, inserted in a genealogy again connected with Bethlehem. &nbsp;1 Chronicles 4:4. </p>

<p> (Heb. Yabets', יִעְבֵּוֹ, according to &nbsp;1 Chronicles 4:9, affliction, sc. to his mother, apparently by transposition from the root עָצִב; Sept. Ι᾿γαβής and Γαβής or Γάβης ), the name of a man and also of a place. </p> <p> '''1.''' A descendant of Judah (B.C. post 1612), but of what particular family is not apparent, although we have this remarkable account of him inserted among a series of bare pedigrees: "And [[Jabez]] was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow (עֹצֶב ). And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldst bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldst keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me (צָצְבַּי, otsbi')! And God granted him that which he requested" (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 4:9-10). It is very doubtful whether any connection exists between this genealogy and that in &nbsp;1 Chronicles 2:50-55. Several names appear in both Hur, Ephratah, Bethlehem, [[Zareathites]] (in A.V. 4:2 inaccurately "Zorathites"), Joab, Caleb; — and there is much similarity between others, as [[Rechab]] and Rechah, [[Eshton]] and Eshtaulites; but any positive connection seems undemonstrable. The [[Targum]] identifies Jabez and Othniel. For the traditionary notices of this person and his character, see Clarke's Comnnent. ad loc. </p> <p> '''2.''' A place described as being inhabited by several families of the scribes descended from the Kenites, and allied to the [[Rechabites]] (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 2:55). It occurs in a notice of the progeny of Salma, who was of Judah, and closely connected with Bethlehem, possibly the father of Boaz-; and also-though how is not clear — with Joab. The Targum states some curious particulars, which, however, do not much elucidate the difficulty, and which are probably a mixture of trustworthy tradition and of mere invention based on philological grounds. Rechab is there identified with Rechabiah, the son of Eliezer, Moses's younger son (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 26:25), and Jabez with [[Othniel]] the Kenezite, who bore the name of Jabez "because he founded by his counsel (עֵיצָה ) a school (תִּרְבַּיצָא ) of disciples called Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites." See also the quotations from Talmud. Tem urah, in Buxtorfs Lex. col. 966, where a similar deviation is given. As the place appears to have been situated within the territory of Judah, it may have been settled by the numerous posterity of the above person by the same name (comp. "the men of Rechah," &nbsp;1 Chronicles 4:12). The associated names would seem to indicate a locality near, if not identical with Kirjath-jearim (comp. in the same region Kirjath- sepher, or book-town, implying the literary avocation of its inhabitants), where some of the same families appear to have dwelt (1 Chronicles 2, 53), e.g. the [[Ithrites]] =Kenites, the [[Shumathites]] = Simeathites. </p>

<p> ''''' jā´bez ''''' ( יעבּץ , <i> ''''' ya‛bēc ''''' </i> , "sorrow" ("height")): </p> <p> (1) <i> Place </i> : An unidentified town probably in the territory of Judah, occupied by scribes (&nbsp; 1 Chronicles 2:55 ). For an ingenious reconstruction of the passage see <i> EB </i> , under the word </p> <p> (2) <i> Person </i> : The head of a family of Judah, noted for his "honorable" character, though "his mother bare him with <i> sorrow </i> " (&nbsp; 1 Chronicles 4:9 , &nbsp;1 Chronicles 4:10 ), <i> '''''ya‛bēc''''' </i> being interpreted as if it stood for <i> '''''ya‛cēbh''''' </i> , "he causes pain." The same play upon words recurs in his prayer, "that it be not to my <i> sorrow </i> !" His request was granted, "and the sorrow implied by his ominous name was averted by prayer" (Dummelow, in the place cited.). </p>