Jaïr
| The judges of Israel |
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| Book of Judges |
Jaïr ( Hebrew יָאִיר) was a judge of Israel who is mentioned in the Book of Judges ( Judges 10.3–5 EU ). He came from the land of Gilead on the east bank of the Jordan and ruled Israel for 22 years (1219 - 1197). He had 30 sons who rode on as many donkeys and owned as many tent villages (Hebrew Chawot Jaïr ). Until the Book of Judges was written, these tented villages were in Gilead. After his death, Jaïr was buried in Kamon .
Following the mention of Jair, the Book of Judges describes the renewed apostasy of the Israelites from YHWH , who then paid homage to the Baals and Astarten , gods of foreign peoples. Therefore, YHWH gave them into the hands of the Philistines and Ammonites , who oppressed the Israelites for 18 years. When the Israelites turned to YHWH again in their distress, he again had mercy. Faced with another attack by the Ammonites, the princes of Gilead turned to the Gileadite Jiftach . Jiftach accepted the contract on the condition that he became head of the Israelites after defeating the Ammonites.
The name Jaïr elsewhere in the Bible
The Chronicle ( 1 Chr 2,22 EU ) also mentions a man named Jaïr. He was from the tribe of Judah . He was the grandson of Chezron and the son of Segub. He had owned 23 cities in the country of Gilead, known as the “tented villages of Jaïrs”, but they were taken from him by the Geschurites and Arameans .
In the book of Esther ( Est 2.5 EU ) a Jaïr is mentioned as the father of Mordechai who lived in Susa . This Jaïr was the son of Shimei and grandson of Kish. He belonged to the tribe of Benjamin .
See also
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Tola | Judge | Jiftach |
literature
Klaus Koenen: Jair . In: Michaela Bauks, Klaus Koenen, Stefan Alkier (eds.): The scientific Bibellexikon im Internet (WiBiLex), Stuttgart 2006 ff., Access date: July 4, 2019.