Bashan Havoth Jair
הַבָּשָׁן חַוֹּת יָאִיר/BAY-shan-HAY-voth-JAY-ir/
“Bashan of the villages of Jair”
Summary
The name given by Jair the son of Manasseh to the region of Argob in Bashan after he conquered it.
☩Jair's Conquest
Jair of the tribe of Manasseh conquered the region of Argob in Bashan, which contained sixty fortified cities with high walls and bronze gates. He renamed the territory after himself, calling it 'Bashan of the villages of Jair.' The name commemorated his successful military campaign during Israel's conquest of the Transjordan.
Key verses:Deuteronomy 3:14Numbers 32:41Joshua 13:301 Kings 4:13
Related Verses1 mention
Deuteronomy· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Bashan-havoth-Jair," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Bashan-Havoth-Jair," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).