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Joshua 13:30

King James Version (KJV)

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Joshua 13:30

Verse 30 of 33

Scripture focus

And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which [are] in Bashan, threescore cities:

Joshua 13:30 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Joshua 13:30

Theological / Devotional

From Mahanaim. See v. 26. The territory of Gad went from this point in toward the Jordan and the Sea of Chinnereth, whereas the territory of Manasseh lay toward the northeast.

Bashan. The grain country east of the Sea of Chinnereth.

The towns of Jair. Literally, “the dwelling places of Jair.” Jair’s grandmother was of the tribe of Manasseh, but his grandfather was Hezron, a grandson of Judah through Tamar (1 Chron. 2:18-22). Still he was reckoned with the tribe of Manasseh because he was the grandchild of the daughter of Machir, the son of Manasseh. Associated with the valiant Manassites, and with their help, he took many cities (Num. 32:40, 41; Deut. 3:4, 14). Another Jair, who judged Israel two centuries after the time of Joshua, may have been a descendant of this Jair (see Judges 10:3-5). Originally, there were 23 “towns of Jair.”

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