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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Jair (Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness)
He judged Israel twenty-two years. His thirty sons rode thirty donkeys and held thirty towns, which says money and reach, not battles won.
First, in plain English
He judged Israel twenty-two years. His thirty sons rode thirty donkeys and held thirty towns, which says money and reach, not battles won.
Who this is
Jair was a judge of Israel who governed for twenty-two years and had thirty sons who rode thirty donkeys and controlled thirty towns, a detail highlighting his considerable wealth and influence rather than any recorded military deliverance.
study-bible (ACAI + Tyndale)
The word
H2971
Where it appears
- Numbers 32:41
- Deuteronomy 3:14
- Judges 10:4
- 1 Kings 4:13
- 1 Chronicles 2:22
- 1 Chronicles 2:23
