Easton's Bible Dictionary. M.G. Easton. 1897.
Havoth-Jair — is the name used by the Bible to refer to a certain group or groups of villages on the east of the Jordan. In various biblical passages, the towns are identified as *60 towns in Machir (the eastern half tribe of Manasseh) with Machir ancestry… … Wikipedia
HAVOTH-JAIR — villae Iair sexaginta in Hermon monte et Galaad. Num. c. 32. v. 41. Deut. c. 3. v. 14. Lat. oppida illuminationis, vel annuntiationes luminis … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Bashan-havoth-jair — The Bashan of the villages of Jair, the general name given to Argob by Jair, the son of Manasseh (Deut. 3:14), containing sixty cities with walls and brazen gates (Josh. 13:30; 1 Kings 4:13). (See Argob.) … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Jair — Enlightener. 1) The son of Segub. He was brought up with his mother in Gilead, where he had possessions (1 Chr. 2:22). He distinguished himself in an expedition against Bashan, and settled in the part of Argob on the borders of Gilead. The… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Jair — For the Brazilian footballer, see Jair da Rosa Pinto.: For the Brazilian singer, see Jair Oliveira.: For the Baseball player, see Jair Jurrjens.Jair (Hebrew יאיר Ya ir ) was a man from Gilead (Tribe of Manasseh, east of the River Jordan), who… … Wikipedia
Jaïr — Die Richter Israels Buch der Richter Otniël, Sohn des Kenas Ehud, Sohn des Geras Schamgar, Sohn des Anat Debora Barak, Sohn des Abinoam Gideon Abimelech Tola Jaïr Jeftah Ibzan von Bethlehem Elon A … Deutsch Wikipedia
Biblical Geography — Biblical Geography † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Biblical Geography With the exception of the didactic literature, there is no book in the Bible which, to a greater or less extent, does not contain mention of, or allusions to, the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Jahir — Jahir, (1. Sept.), auch Jaïr, ein Richter des israelitischen Volkes, welcher bei Canisius genannt wird und mit mehreren andern Richtern als »heilig« angegeben ist. Canisius nennt sie deßwegen mit einander, weil man den Tag ihres Todes nicht weiß … Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon
List of Biblical names — This is a list of names from the Bible, mainly taken from the 19th century public domain resource: : Hitchcock s New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible by Roswell D. Hitchcock, New York: A. J. Johnson, 1874, c1869.Each name is given with its … Wikipedia
Judah upon Jordan — The Authorized Version, following the Vulgate, has this rendering in Josh. 19:34. It has been suggested that, following the Masoretic punctuation, the expression should read thus, and Judah; the Jordan was toward the sun rising. The sixty… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
