Jair

יָאִיר · ya.ir · H2971H“Jairus, my light; who diffuses light” Hitchcock's 18691 mention, all in Joshua

Where it is

32.04° N, 35.72° E · Located through Gilead · region

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Mentioned most in

Joshua · 1

Counted from 1 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Jair was an Israelite who possessed towns in the region of Gilead, east of the Jordan River. According to Joshua 13:30, the towns of Jair were located in the territory allotted to the half-tribe of Manasseh. These towns, along with their villages, were sixty in number and were situated in the region of Argob in Bashan.

Article: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Every mention

1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Joshua 1 mention

Joshua 13:30Their border was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the villages of Jair, which are in Bashan, sixty cities.

What the dictionary says

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Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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Sources

STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · www.openbible.info/geo/
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain