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Jair
Region mentioned in 6 verses of the Bible, most often in Numbers.
Where it appears
Numbers (1), Deuteronomy (1), Joshua (1), Judges (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.
- Joshua 13:30 — And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities:
- Judges 10:4 — And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havoth-jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
- 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 2:23 — And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
Nearby places
- Rogelim 8 km
- Lo-debar 14 km
- Decapolis 16 km
- Geshur 20 km
- Jabesh 21 km
- Kedesh 23 km
- Beth-shan 23 km
- Aphek 23 km
Bible Geocoding Data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/geo/), CC BY 4.0. Map: Natural Earth (public domain). Verse text: King James Version.