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A mother cradles a swaddled newborn in a modest domestic room.
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1 Chronicles 4:9

Jabez and his name

Judah’s Craftsmen and Simeon’s Settlements · 1 Chronicles 4

Story guide: A mother cradles a swaddled newborn in a modest domestic room. Jabez’s name recalls his mother’s pain in bearing him.

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9Jabez was more honored than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”

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