Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Cities » Numerous
These were the outermost cities of the tribe of the descendants of Judah toward the border of Edom in the Negev: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
Segub fathered Jair, who possessed 23 towns in the land of Gilead.
Let them rise up and save you
in your time of disaster if they can,
for your gods are as numerous as your cities, Judah.
Jair » Son of manasseh. Founder of twenty-three cities in gilead
Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took over the entire region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. He called Bashan by his own name, Jair’s Villages, as it is today.
Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, went and captured their villages, which he renamed Jair’s Villages.
this as their territory:
From Mahanaim through all Bashan—all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, including all of Jair’s Villages that are in Bashan—60 cities.
From Mahanaim through all Bashan—all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, including all of Jair’s Villages
Segub fathered Jair, who possessed 23 towns in the land of Gilead. But Geshur and Aram captured Jair's Villages along with Kenath and its villages-60 towns. All these were the sons of Machir father of Gilead.
Segub » Grandson of judah
Judah's daughter-in-law Tamar bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all. Perez's sons: Hezron and Hamul.
After this, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. Hezron had married her when he was 60 years old, and she bore him Segub. Segub fathered Jair, who possessed 23 towns in the land of Gilead.