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Jair, the Judge

After Tola died, Jair became judge. He lived in the region of Gilead. He was a judge for Israel for 22 years. Jair had 30 sons, who rode 30 donkeys. These 30 sons controlled 30 towns in Gilead. These towns are called the Towns of Jair to this day. Jair died and was buried in the city of Kamon.

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Jair

He was followed by Jair(A) of Gilead, who led Israel twenty-two years. He had thirty sons, who rode thirty donkeys.(B) They controlled thirty towns in Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth Jair.[a](C) When Jair(D) died, he was buried in Kamon.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 10:4 Or called the settlements of Jair