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Jabez L
Jabez or Jabes is a male name and surname derived from the biblical Jabez, of whom the Books of Chronicles says his mother named him Jabez (Hebrew יַעְבֵּץ ), meaning "he makes sorrowful", because his birth was difficult.. 10 vols. People with the name include: People Given name * Jabez Balfour (1843–1916), British businessman, politician and fraudster * Jabez A. Bostwick (1830–1892), American businessman and founding partner of Standard Oil * Jabez Bowen (1739–1815), deputy governor of Rhode Island, militia colonel during the American Revolutionary War and Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court * Jabez Bryce (1935–2010), Anglican Archbishop of Polynesia and the first Pacific Islander to become an Anglican bishop * Jabez Bunting (1779–1858), English Methodist leader * Jabez Burns (1805–1876), English nonconformist divine and Christian philosophical writer * Jabez Coon (1869–1935), member of the Australian House of Representatives * Jabez L. M. Curr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabez (biblical Figure)
Jabez is a man appearing in the Book of Chronicles. He is implied to be ancestor of the Kings of Judah, although not explicitly included in the lineage. His mother named him Jabez (Hebrew יַעְבֵּץ ), meaning "he makes sorrowful", because his birth was difficult. Jabez's most important action was to conquer new territory with divine sanction. Although the textual description of Jabez is brief, some Targumim elaborate that Jabez also established a religious institution for the Levite children of Zipporah: "And he was called Jabez, because in his council he instituted a school of 31 disciples; they were called ''Tirathim'', because in their hymns their voice was like trumpets; and ''Shimaathim'', because in hearing they lifted up their faces, i.e., in prayer; and ''Suchathim'', because they were overshadowed by the Spirit of prophecy." In Arabic and Persian, Jabez is transliterated as ''Yabis'' or ''Yabiz'' ( يَعْبِيصَ ). However, Syriac and Arabic translations us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabez Young Jackson
Jabez Young Jackson (born 5 August 1790) was a U.S. representative from Georgia. He was also a slave owner. Biography Jackson was born in Savannah, Georgia Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Brita ..., the son of James Jackson (1757–1806), and later uncle of James Jackson (1819–1887). He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James M. Wayne. In 1836, he was reelected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth United States Congress, serving from October 5, 1835 – March 3, 1839. References External links 1790 births Year of death unknown Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state) Democratic Party members of the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Ben Hayyim Jabez
Joseph ben Hayyim Jabez (also "Yaavetz") (14381539) was a Spanish-Jewish theologian. He lived for a time in Portugal, where he associated with Joseph ben Abraham Ḥayyun, who inspired him with that taste for mysticism which he subsequently displayed in his writings. When the Jews were banished from Spain Jabez settled at Mantua, Italy. There he met his compatriot, the kabbalist Judah ben Jacob Ḥayyat, whom he induced to write the commentary ''Minḥat Yehudah'' on the kabbalistic work ''Ma'areket Elahut.'' Jabez was an opponent of philosophy. For him, the truth of religion is demonstrated by the miracles recorded in the Hebrew Bible. He criticizes the thirteen articles of faith of Maimonides, the six of Hasdai Crescas, and the three of Joseph Albo. According to him, only the following three, alluded to in the verse about "I Am that I Am" in the narrative of the burning bush in the Book of Exodus, are the fundamental principles of Judaism: # That God is one # That He gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Jabez
Rabbi Isaac Jabez (also known as Yitzchak Yaavetz and Hachasid Yaavetz -- ) (died 7th Tevet 5308 / 29 November 1547) was a physician and rabbi in Thessaloniki. Biography Rabbi Isaac Jabez was the son of Rabbi Joseph ben Hayyim Jabez, who had been exiled with the expulsion from Spain and was renowned for being an opponent of philosophy. He was the son-in-law of the Kabbalist Rabbi Yehosef ibn Shraga of Padua, from whom he also learned Torah. He was a doctor in Padua, and also studied there with Judah Minz. He stated that he saw him recite the blessing of the sun in the year 5265 (1492), when he was about 100 years old. Rabbi Yitzchak served as a rabbi in Thessaloniki, and was considered one of the Gedolei Hador (greatest of his generation), as we see from his response to a question about reciting "The Lord, your God, is true" which appears in the book "Be'er Maim Chaim" of Rabbi Chaim Ovadia di Bushal, who signed it together with other rabbis of the time, including Jacob ibn H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barzillai Ben Baruch Jabez
Barzillai ben Baruch Jabez was a Turkish Talmudist of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Jabez was a well-respected Talmudist and had many pupils, among whom were his son-in-law Judah Ashkenazi, and Isaac Nuñez Belmonte. Among Jabez's works was ''Leshon 'Arummim'', published in Smyrna in 1749, which contained annotations to Elijah Mizrachi's supercommentary on Rashi's commentary on the Pentateuch and on passages in Maimonides Moses ben Maimon (1138–1204), commonly known as Maimonides (, ) and also referred to by the Hebrew acronym Rambam (), was a Sephardic rabbi and Jewish philosophy, philosopher who became one of the most prolific and influential Torah schola .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jabez, Barzillai ben Baruch Turkish Jews Talmudists 17th-century people from the Ottoman Empire 18th-century people from the Ottoman Empire Jews from the Ottoman Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabez Wolffe
Jacob Abraham "Jabez" "Jappy" Wolffe (19 November 1876 – 22 October 1943) was a Scottish long-distance swimmer and author of swimming books. He attempted but failed to swim the English Channel 22 times, between 1906 and 1921. He came closest to success in the September of 1919, with an attempt of 14 hours 55 minutes, from Shakespeare Cliff, Dover, England "to within a quarter of a mile of the French coast". He is also known for the differing historical accounts of his role as a trainer in the first, failed attempt of Gertrude Ederle to swim the channel. Biography Born in Glasgow, Scotland, on 19 November 1876 as Jacob Abraham Wolffe, he was generally known by the first name Jabez. He occasionally published as "Jappy Wolffe". English Channel cross attempts Among his attempts to cross the channel was one in August 1907, when he made his swim with Ted Heaton and their efforts gradually turned into "something of a race". While both men failed on that occasion, a primary source no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabez H
Jabez or Jabes is a male name and surname derived from the biblical Jabez (biblical figure), Jabez, of whom the Books of Chronicles says his mother named him Jabez (Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew יַעְבֵּץ ), meaning "he makes sorrowful", because his birth was difficult.. 10 vols. People with the name include: People Given name * Jabez Balfour (1843–1916), British businessman, politician and fraudster * Jabez A. Bostwick (1830–1892), American businessman and founding partner of Standard Oil * Jabez Bowen (1739–1815), deputy governor of Rhode Island, militia colonel during the American Revolutionary War and Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court * Jabez Bryce (1935–2010), Anglican Archbishop of Polynesia and the first Pacific Islander to become an Anglican bishop * Jabez Bunting (1779–1858), English Methodist leader * Jabez Burns (1805–1876), English nonconformist divine and Christian philosophical writer * Jabez Coon (1869–1935), member of the Australian Hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabez Waterhouse
Jabez Bunting Waterhouse (19 April 1821 – 18 January 1891) was an English-born Australian Methodist minister and a leading legislator within Methodist conferences. Retrieved 9.10.2007 Early life Waterhouse was the fifth child of the Rev. John Waterhouse, a Methodist, and was born in . He attended in ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabez Vodrey
Jabez Vodrey (1795–1861) is generally thought to be the first English potter to emigrate to and work west of the Appalachian Mountains in the United States. Early years Vodrey was born on 14 January 1795 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, a centuries-old centre of the English pottery industry. He is thought to be a cousin of Frederick Vodrey, who emigrated from Staffordshire to Dublin, Ireland in the late 19th century and founded an art pottery. Emigration and first American potteries In 1827, Vodrey and his wife, Sarah Nixon Vodrey, emigrated to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, with another Staffordshire potter, William Frost. Vodrey and Frost operated a pottery in Pittsburgh for about two years. In 1829, Vodrey moved alone to Louisville, Kentucky, where he continued to work as a potter for the next decade. In 1839, he moved to Troy, Indiana on the Ohio River, where he took over the operation of the abandoned pottery of James Clews. It was not a success, as skilled labou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabez Upham
Jabez Upham (August 23, 1764 – November 8, 1811) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, brother of George Baxter Upham, and cousin of Charles Wentworth Upham, both were also U.S. Representatives. Born in Brookfield in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Upham graduated from Harvard University in 1785. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. He moved to Claremont, New Hampshire, and then to Brookfield, Massachusetts, where he continued the practice of law. He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1804 to 1806 and in 1811. Upham was elected as a Federalist to the Tenth and Eleventh Congresses, and served from March 4, 1807, until his resignation in 1810. He died in Brookfield, Massachusetts, November 8, 1811. He was interred in New Cemetery, West Brookfield, Massachusetts West Brookfield is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabez G
Jabez or Jabes is a male name and surname derived from the biblical Jabez, of whom the Books of Chronicles says his mother named him Jabez (Hebrew יַעְבֵּץ ), meaning "he makes sorrowful", because his birth was difficult.. 10 vols. People with the name include: People Given name * Jabez Balfour (1843–1916), British businessman, politician and fraudster * Jabez A. Bostwick (1830–1892), American businessman and founding partner of Standard Oil * Jabez Bowen (1739–1815), deputy governor of Rhode Island, militia colonel during the American Revolutionary War and Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court * Jabez Bryce (1935–2010), Anglican Archbishop of Polynesia and the first Pacific Islander to become an Anglican bishop * Jabez Bunting (1779–1858), English Methodist leader * Jabez Burns (1805–1876), English nonconformist divine and Christian philosophical writer * Jabez Coon (1869–1935), member of the Australian House of Representatives * Jabez L. M. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabez Bunting Snowball
Jabez Bunting Snowball (24 September 1837 – 24 February 1907) was a businessman, the 11th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick, Canada, and politician from the Town of Chatham, New Brunswick. He operated a number of businesses in the eastern part of the province and was one of its most prominent citizens. Early life Snowball came to the Miramichi Valley from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia when his father, a Methodist Minister, answered a call to St. Luke's Church in Chatham. Snowball attended Wesleyan Academy in Sackville, New Brunswick, and was dissuaded by his family from going to California to seek his fortune. Entrepreneur Snowball started his working life as a clerk in a dry goods store in Chatham, owned by John MacDougall whose daughter Margaret he married. When MacDougall died in 1866, Snowball, at the age of 27, took over the business and expanded it. In 1871, he was a founder of the Miramichi Steam Navigation Company which soon built and operated six small steam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |