Q: I keep hearing about the best-selling book “Prayer of Jabez.” Who is Jabez and what is his prayer? — A.F., Hampton A: “The Prayer of Jabez” (pronounced JAY-bez) has sold over 6 million copies and ...

After half a year as a New York Times bestseller, “The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life” continues to be a phenomenon. The book, based on an obscure biblical passage in I ...

Two years ago, not many people knew of the obscure Bible character named Jabez. His life story included only three sentences, tucked into the biblical genealogies of the Old Testament - a passage not ...

For 2,400 years, nobody paid much attention to an obscure Bible character named Jabez. His life story -- all three sentences of it -- was buried in one of the dullest sections of the Old Testament.