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Jair

Jair the Gileadite was a judge who led Israel for twenty-two years.

The name Jair means “Jairus, my light; who diffuses light”

MaleOld Testament1 book3 verses

Summary

A Judge living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Judges 10:3; only referred to as Jair (יָאִיר).

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Jair

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Mentions

Includes 1 verse that refer to Jair without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. Judges 10:3
    Tola was followed by Jair the Gileadite, who judged Israel twenty-two years.
  2. Judges 10:4Referred to, not named
    He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys. And they had thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth-jair.
  3. Judges 10:5
    When Jair died, he was buried in Kamon.