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Jabez's Transformative Prayer
- Jabez's prayer shows a desire to transcend his name's meaning of pain by seeking God's protection from harm and sin.
- His request for an enlarged border likely reflects a literal desire for more land, which God grants.
Prophecy Fulfilled for Simeon and Levi
- The tribe of Simeon is shrinking and scattered as prophesied by Jacob and hinted by Moses.
- Levi is also scattered without land, fulfilling Jacob's prophecy for both brothers.
Transjordan Tribes' Unity and Fall
- The Transjordan tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh have unity and seek God together during war.
- Despite this, their later idolatry leads God to raise enemies against them as judgment.