Every Name Has a Story
יַעְבֵּץ
Jabez shows how the encyclopedia can honor a person mentioned only briefly without inventing a biography. It also shows why a person and place with the same English spelling need separate records.
People and entities
1 Chronicles 4:9–10
First Chronicles says Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, records his mother's explanation for his name, preserves his prayer, and says God granted what he asked. The text does not securely name his father.
Unresolved question: Links to people in the surrounding genealogy are possible, but the verses do not state them clearly enough to publish as certain relationships.
1 Chronicles 2:55
First Chronicles names Jabez as a place associated with families of scribes. The place is a separate entity from the man in 1 Chronicles 4.
From the text
Handled with care
Themes are reading connections, not promises about a child’s destiny.
Sources
Last reviewed 2026-10-28. Scripture links open the public-domain World English Bible where available.
Fruitful Village does not claim that choosing a biblical name guarantees blessing, protection, personality, or destiny. We share the text, history, and questions so families can choose with care.
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