Jair

Jair was a descendant of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, who played a significant role in the conquest and settlement of the region east of the Jordan River. According to Numbers 32:41 and Deuteronomy 3:14, Jair captured the settlements in Gilead and named them Havvoth-jair, which means "the towns of Jair." 1 Chronicles 2:22 states that Jair controlled twenty-three cities in Gilead. In 2 Samuel 20:26, a person named Ira the Jairite is mentioned as one of David's officials, possibly indicating that Jair's descendants continued to hold influential positions. 1 Kings 4:13 refers to the towns of Jair in the context of Solomon's administrative districts, suggesting that the region remained associated with Jair's name long after his lifetime.