Person Old Testament
Jair
Jair the Gileadite was a judge who led Israel for twenty-two years. Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at Judges 10:3.
Why it matters. Gileadite judge who led Israel
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jair
Jair the Gileadite is introduced in Jdg.10.3-5 as a judge who led Israel for twenty-two years. He came after Tola and was succeeded by Jephthah. Jair had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys and controlled thirty towns in Gilead, which were called Havvoth-jair. This suggests that Jair and his family held significant influence and power in the region. The text does not provide any further details about Jair's leadership or accomplishments during his time as a judge. After his death, Jair was buried in Kamon, a location likely within Gilead.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.