Biblical person
Jair
person
People
also: Jair
Jair, son of Manasseh, captured villages and gave them the name Havvoth-jair.
Jair in the Bible is identified as the son of Manasseh, who captured villages and called them Havvoth-jair Numbers 32:41. Deuteronomy states that he took the region of Argob as far as the Geshurite and Maacathite border and called it Bashan Havvoth-jair after his name Deuteronomy 3:14. Joshua refers to the villages of Jair in Bashan within a stated boundary Joshua 13:30.
Jair is named in at least 3 verses across 3 books: Numbers, Deuteronomy, and Joshua.
3
Verses
3
Books
Numbers 32:41
First named
Key verses
Across Scripture
Numbers · Deuteronomy · Joshua