A I gave birth to him in pain. B Jabez cried out to the God of Israel C Oh, that you would bless me D Let your hand be with me D’ And enlarge my territory C’ And keep me from harm A’ That I will be free from pain. B’ God granted his request. No elucidating information is provided anywhere else as to the setting of the prayer, who and what Jabez was, what harm he anticipated, and the location of his territory. That there was a toponym Jabez is clear from 1 Chr 2:55 which speaks of it as home to a