Named person · Old Testament
Meet Jair the judge.
A judge associated with Gilead.
Who was Jair the judge?
Jair was a judge associated with Gilead. Judges records twenty-two years of leadership and mentions his sons and towns. Other people in the Bible also have the name Jair.
The short account places Jair between Tola and Jephthah. Adding “the judge” helps us identify which Jair a page or reading is about.
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