Lessons from jabez in the bible
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Who is Jabez and what can we learn from him?
JB Cachila
With a very short appearance in the Bible, the man named Jabez might seem insignificant and not worth looking into.
But when we take a look at him, how he got his name and what were the details the Bible recorded about him, we'll see that he actually brings us lessons we should learn and apply in our lives.
Who is Jabez and what can we learn from him?
Let's talk about that.
A short but profound appearance
Jabez's short appearance in the Bible spans only two verses, in 1 Chronicles This short passage gives us some lessons to learn and things to think about.
1) A label since birth
First, we find out that Jabez's name itself wasn't pleasant at all.
1 Chronicles says,
"Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, "Because I bore him in pain.""
Jabez's name, according to the footnotes in the NKJV version, literally meant "he will cause pain." His mother probabl