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There was a man named Jabez who was more honorable than any of his brothers. His mother named him Jabez[a] because his birth had been so painful.

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  1. 4:9 Jabez sounds like a Hebrew word meaning “distress” or “pain.”

11 And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth.

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21 She named the child Ichabod (which means “Where is the glory?”), for she said, “Israel’s glory is gone.” She named him this because the Ark of God had been captured and because her father-in-law and husband were dead.

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19 Shechem wasted no time in acting on this request, for he wanted Jacob’s daughter desperately. Shechem was a highly respected member of his family,

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23 Afterward Ephraim slept with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim named him Beriah[a] because of the tragedy his family had suffered.

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  1. 7:23 Beriah sounds like a Hebrew term meaning “tragedy” or “misfortune.”

18 Rachel was about to die, but with her last breath she named the baby Ben-oni (which means “son of my sorrow”). The baby’s father, however, called him Benjamin (which means “son of my right hand”).

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16 Then he said to the woman,

“I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy,
    and in pain you will give birth.
And you will desire to control your husband,
    but he will rule over you.[a]

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  1. 3:16 Or And though you will have desire for your husband, / he will rule over you.

Others were given in exchange for you.
    I traded their lives for yours
because you are precious to me.
    You are honored, and I love you.

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