Villages in Gilead captured by Jair
Havvoth-jair
Named in 4 verses across 4 books, first in Numbers 32:41.
חַוּוֹת יָעִירHavvoth-jair
About Havvoth-jair Written by AI
Havvoth-jair, meaning "the villages of Jair," were settlements in the region of Gilead, east of the Jordan River. Jair, a leader from the tribe of Manasseh, captured these villages during the Israelite conquest of the Promised Land (Num.32.41). The territory was named after Jair and became part of the inheritance of the half-tribe of Manasseh settled in Gilead (Deut 3:14). Later, another Jair from Gilead, who judged Israel for twenty-two years, had thirty sons who controlled thirty towns, also known as Havvoth-jair (Judg 10:4). In 1Ch.2.23, it is mentioned that Geshur and Aram captured some of these villages from the descendants of Jair.
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
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Where the Bible names it
- Numbers 32:41
Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, went and captured their villages and called them Havvoth-jair.
- Deuteronomy 3:14
Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. He renamed Bashan after himself, Havvoth-jair, by which it is called to this day.
- Judges 10:4
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.
- 1 Chronicles 2:23
But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth-jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages. All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gilead.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.