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Jabez is an unincorporated community located in Russell County, Kentucky, United States. A post office was established in the community during 1881, the building still remains. The town was named after the biblical city of Jabesh-Gilead .
Jabez is a man appearing in the Book of Chronicles. He is implied to be ancestor of the Kings of Judah , although not explicitly included in the lineage. [ 1 ] His mother named him Jabez ( Hebrew יַעְבֵּץ [ ya'betz ]), [ 2 ] meaning "he makes sorrowful", because his birth was difficult. [ 3 ]
Jabesh-Gilead is a central setting of 1 Samuel 11.After Saul is anointed by Samuel, Nahash of Ammon attacks Jabesh-Gilead. Having subjected the town to a siege, its inhabitants sought terms for surrender, but were told by Nahash that they had a choice of death by sword or having their right eyes gouged out.
The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life is a book by Bruce Wilkinson published in 2000 by Multnomah Books as the first book in the "BreakThrough" book series. It is based on the Old Testament passage 1 Chronicles 4:9–10 :
Jabez or Jabes is a male name and surname derived from the biblical Jabez, of whom the Books of Chronicles says his mother named him Jabez (Hebrew יַעְבֵּץ [ya'betz]), [1] meaning "he makes sorrowful", because his birth was difficult.
The covenant is dismissed by the rabbis as having been invalidated due to the war the Jebusites fought against Joshua, but nevertheless David (according to the rabbis) paid the Jebusites the full value of the city, collecting the money from among all the Israelite tribes, so that the city became their common property. [14]
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The city itself was founded in 1871 when the Houston and Texas Central Railway came to the area. It probably took its name from local magnate Jabez Deming Giddings, who was instrumental in bringing the railway to the area.