Bible Dictionary
Jair
Jair was the name of several men, including a descendant who possessed towns in Gilead, an Israelite judge who ruled for twenty-two years, the father of Mordecai, and the father of Elhanan.
Biblical Usage
The judge Jair had thirty sons who possessed thirty cities. The other men named Jair appear in genealogies, including the ancestry of Mordecai and Elhanan.
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