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and Koz, who had Anub, Hazzobebah, and the families of Aharhel son of Harum.
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Jabez was a better man than his brothers, a man of honor. His mother had named him Jabez (Oh, the pain!), saying, "A painful birth! I bore him in great pain!"
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