Meaning of “Abez”

1. Abez — tin, or white, a town in the tribe of Issachar (Josh. 19:20), at the north of the plain of Esdraelon. It is probably identified with the ruins of el-Beida.

2. Jabez — affiction. (1.) A descendant of Judah, of whom it is recorded that "God granted him that which he requested" (1 Chr. 4:9, 10). (2.) A place inhabited by several families of the scribes (1 Chr. 2:55).

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1. Joshua Chapter 19 Verse 20 — And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,

2. 1 Chronicles Chapter 2 Verse 55 — And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.

3. 1 Chronicles Chapter 4 Verse 10 — And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

4. 1 Chronicles Chapter 4 Verse 9 — And Jabez was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.

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