And Jabez was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with sorrow.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Jabes. That is, sorrowful. (Challoner)
There seems to be something wanting, as we are not informed who were the brethren of Jabes. (Calmet)
This name he received from his mother, while his father Cos, called him Othoniel. (Estius)
