Havoth-jair

Havoth-jair [N] [H]

hamlets of the enlightener a district in the east of Jordan.

  • Jair, the son of Manasseh, took some villages of Gilead and called them by this name ( Numbers 32:41 ).

  • Again, it is said that Jair "took all the tract of Argob," and called it Bashanhavoth-jair ( Deuteronomy 3:14 ). (See also Joshua 13:30 ; 1 Kings 4:13 ; 1 Chronicles 2:22 1 Chronicles 2:23 .)

    These dictionary topics are from
    M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
    published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.

    [N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
    [H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names

    Bibliography Information

    Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Havoth-jair". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .