1107/1106 BC
Complete person record
Jair
life, dates, and events
This record brings together the lifespan, dates, Scripture, and every dated event assigned to Jair.
Life record
Birth, lifespan, and death
Creation years 2817–2839
Reference under review · 1085/1084 BC
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Reference library
Look up Jair in the study works
These links search five public-domain reference works for this person. An author’s definition or conclusion is a study aid—not Scripture—and should be examined against the KJV text.
Public-domain referenceEaston’s Bible Dictionary
Dictionary and historical background
Find Jair →Public-domain referenceSmith’s Bible DictionaryPeople, places, customs, and history
Find Jair →Public-domain referenceHitchcock’s Bible NamesThe name and its traditional meaning
Find Jair →Public-domain referenceNave’s Topical BibleRelated KJV passages arranged by subject
Find Jair →Public-domain referenceTorrey’s Topical TextbookRelated biblical subjects and references
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Events involving Jair
Creation year 28171107/1106 BC
Jair judges Israel
Jair follows Tola and judges Israel twenty-two years.
Judges 10:3–5 · KJV
“And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years. And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead. And Jair died, and was buried in Camon.”
Judges and 1 Samuel chronology
Open Creation year 2817 in the Original Timeline →This placement follows the dated sequence, oppressions, judgeships, land-rest intervals, and Ark notices preserved in Judges and 1 Samuel. Where a rule and a land-rest interval differ, the timeline keeps them distinct.