Jair (biblical figure)

Jair ( Hebrew יאיר Ya'ir ) was a man from Gilead ( Tribe of Manasseh , east of the River Jordan ), who judged Israel for twenty-two years, after the death of Tola . His inheritance was in Gilead through the line of Machir, the son of Manasseh. Jair was the son of Segub , the son of Hezron the Jew through the daughter of Machir (1 Chronicles 2). According to Judges 10:3-5, Jair had thirty sons, who rode thirty ass colts , and thirty 'cities' in Gilead which came to be known as Havoth-Jair . The word chawwoth ('tent encampments') occurs only in this context ( Numbers 32:41; Deuteronomy 3:14; Judges 10:4), and is a legacy word remaining from the early nomadic stage of Hebrew culture. Ewing suggests that Kamon probably corresponds to Kamun taken by the Seleucid king Antiochus III , on his march from Pella to Gephrun ( Polybius Book V.70:12). Jair died and was buried in Kamon.

His inheritance was in Gilead through the line of Machir, the son of Manasseh. Jair was the son of Segub ; the son of Hezron the Jew through the daughter of Machir ( 1 Chronicles 2). According to Judges 10:3-5, Jair had thirty sons, who rode thirty ass colts , and thirty 'cities' in Gilead which came to be known as Havoth-Jair . The word chawwoth ('tent encampments') occurs only in this context ( Numbers 32:41; Deuteronomy 3:14; Judges 10:4), and is a legacy word remaining from the early nomadic stage of Hebrew culture. Ewing suggests that Kamon probably corresponds to Kamun taken by the Seleucid king Antiochus III , on his march from Pella to Gephrun ( Polybius Book V.70:12). Jair died and was buried in Kamon.

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One of the Judges of Israel For other uses, see Jair (name) . In the Biblical Book of Judges , Jair or Yair ( Yā’īr , "he enlightens") was a man from Gilead of the Tribe of Manasseh , east of the River Jordan , who judged Israel for 22 years, after the death of Tola , who had ruled of 23 years. His inheritance was in Gilead through the line of Machir , the son of Manasseh. Yair was the son of Segub, the son of Hezron through the daughter of Machir ( 1 Chronicles 2). According to Judges 10:3–5, Yair had thirty sons, who rode thirty ass colts , and controlled 30 cities in Gilead which came to be known as Havoth-Yair (Judges 10:4; cf. 23 towns in 1 Chronicles 2:22). The word chawwoth ('tent encampments') occurs only in this context ( Numbers 32:41; Deuteronomy 3:14; Judges 10:4). Yair died and was buried in Camon (or Kamon). Ewing suggests that Kamon probably corresponds to Kamun taken by the Seleucid king Antiochus III , on his march from Pella to Gephrun ( Polybius Book V.70:12). After his death there were 18 years of infidelity to the God of the Israelites and oppression at the hands of their Philistine and Ammonite neighbours. King David appointed a Yairite named Ira as his chief ruler or priest after Sheba 's rebellion.

One of the Judges of Israel For other uses, see Jair (name) . In the Biblical Book of Judges , Jair or Yair ( Hebrew : יָאִיר Yā’īr , "he enlightens") was a man from Gilead . He was of the Tribe of Manasseh and also descended from the Tribe of Judah (Numbers 32:39-41, 1 Chronicles 2:21-23). Jair judged Israel for 22 years, after the death of Tola , who had ruled of 23 years. His inheritance was in Gilead through the line of Machir , the son of Manasseh. According to Judges 10:3–5, Jair had thirty sons, who rode thirty ass colts , and controlled 30 cities in Gilead which came to be known as Havoth-Jair (Judges 10:4; cf. 23 towns in 1 Chronicles 2:22). The word chawwoth ('tent encampments') occurs only in this context ( Numbers 32:41; Deuteronomy 3:14; Judges 10:4). Jair died and was buried in Kamon , which could be a place that Antiochus III conquered, according to Polybius , but also could be a symbolic term related to the Greek word for 'furnace'. After his death there were 18 years of infidelity to the God of the Israelites and oppression at the hands of their Philistine and Ammonite neighbours. King David appointed a Jairite named Ira as his chief ruler or priest after Sheba 's rebellion.