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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Jairus (Man living at the time of the New Testament)
He ran the synagogue at Capernaum, and his twelve-year-old daughter was dying. Jesus was held up on the way, word came that she was dead, and he went to the house anyway and raised her.
He ran the synagogue at Capernaum, and his twelve-year-old daughter was dying. Jesus was held up on the way, word came that she was dead, and he went to the house anyway and raised her.
Jairus was a ruler of the synagogue at Capernaum whose twelve-year-old daughter was dying when he came to Jesus for help. While Jesus was delayed healing a woman on the way, word came that the girl had died, but Jesus went to the house anyway and raised her (Mark 5:21-43; Luke 8:41-56).
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- Mark 5:22
- Luke 8:41
