While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, ‘This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased. Listen to him! ’
Jabez called out to the God of Israel, ‘If only you would bless me, extend my border, let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm, so that I will not experience pain’. And God granted his request.
He moved from there and dug another, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth and said, ‘For now the Lord has made space for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.’