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Segub became the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
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A Tale of Two Tribes
Commentators explain that Jair had a unique mixed heritage. While listed here in the genealogy of Judah, other scriptures call him a son of Manasseh. This is because his great-grandfather Hezron (from Judah) married the daughter of Machir (from Manasseh). This lineage gave Jair influence in Gilead, a Manassite territory, demonstrating how tribal lines could interweave.
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1 Chronicles
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Jair, who had twenty-three cities - These are the places called “Havoth-Jair” in the earlier Scriptures (see Numbers 32:41 note), which appe…
19th Century
Anglican
This short section, concerning other Hezronites than those of the house of Caleb, is a parenthesis relating to a Hezronite element in Manassite Gil…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Segub begat Jair, who had twenty three cities in the landof Gilead . ] Which, acc…
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