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| − | '''Jabez''' is a minor character mentioned only once in I Chronicles 4:9-11.<ref>Another Jabez, this time the name of a place, also exists at I Chronicles 2:55; it is not known if the place was named for this character, the character for this place, or neither.</ref> | + | '''Jabez''' is a minor character mentioned only once in {{bibleverse|I Chronicles|4:9-11|9}}.<ref>Another Jabez, this time the name of a place, also exists at I Chronicles 2:55; it is not known if the place was named for this character, the character for this place, or neither.</ref> |
| − | + | Verse 10 mentions a prayer he made, asking to be blessed and to "enlarge my coast" (expand his territory), which was honored. As such, it gained popularity within the [[Prosperity Gospel]] and even within some Evangelical circles (including [[The Prayer of Jabez (book)|a book by Bruce Wilkinson]] on the subject), and was just as routinely condemned by others. | |
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Latest revision as of 00:08, February 10, 2021
Jabez is a minor character mentioned only once in I Chronicles 4:9-11.[1]
Verse 10 mentions a prayer he made, asking to be blessed and to "enlarge my coast" (expand his territory), which was honored. As such, it gained popularity within the Prosperity Gospel and even within some Evangelical circles (including a book by Bruce Wilkinson on the subject), and was just as routinely condemned by others.
Notes
- ↑ Another Jabez, this time the name of a place, also exists at I Chronicles 2:55; it is not known if the place was named for this character, the character for this place, or neither.