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

Jair, Israel’s Seventh Judge

After him, Jair the Gileadite arose and governed Israel for 22 years. His 30 sons rode on 30 donkeys, controlling 30 cities in the territory of Gilead named Havvoth-jair[a] to this day. Jair died and was buried in Kamon.

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  1. Judges 10:4 The Heb. name Havvoth-jair means Jair’s Villages