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Havoth-jair
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
Hamlets of the enlightener a district in the east of Jordan. (1.) Jair, the son of Manasseh, took some villages of Gilead and called them by this name (Num. 32:41). (2.) Again, it is said that Jair “took all the tract of Argob,” and called it Bashanhavoth-jair (Deut. 3:14). (See also Josh. 13:30; 1 Kings 4:13; 1 Chr. 2:22, 23.)
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
HA'VOTH-JA'IR(villages of Jair), a title applied to certain villages east of the Jordan which Jair captured and held. Num 32:41; Jud 10:4. The towns of Jair are included with the 60 cities given to Manasseh, Josh 13:30; 1 Chr 2:23; but the word rendered "villages" usually means a small collection of hovels in a country place. These towns were a part of one of the revenue-districts of Solomon, 1 Kgs 4:13.
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
the villages that enlighten
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
HA'VOTH-JA'IR(villages of Jair), a title applied to certain villages east of the Jordan which Jair captured and held. Num 32:41; Jud 10:4. The towns of Jair are included with the 60 cities given to Manasseh, Josh 13:30; 1 Chr 2:23; but the word rendered "villages" usually means a small collection of hovels in a country place. These towns were a part of one of the revenue-districts of Solomon, 1 Kgs 4:13.