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Jair יָאִיר
Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, captured the region of Gilead.
Also called Jairite.
Family
| Father | Segub |
|---|
Where Jair appears
Numbers (1), Deuteronomy (1), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (1)
Key verses
- Numbers 32:41 first mention — And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havoth-jair.
- Deuteronomy 3:14 — Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashan-havoth-jair, unto this day.
- 2 Samuel 20:26 — And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.
- 1 Kings 4:13 — The son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:
- 1 Chronicles 2:22 — And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.