Talk:Havoth-Jair
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In all likelyhood, the cities of Havot-Jair refer to settlements which were attributed to a founder named Jair--the same as the Gileadite Jair. The fact that there would be 2 Jairs, both from Mannasseh, both descendants of Makir, in the same general location seems unlikely.
Joshua 17:1 says that Makir, son of Mannasseh, was the first to settle Gilead and Bashan. Makir's son was Gilead, and his grandson Segub, and his great grandson was the Jair who governed 60 cities during the period of judges--whenever that may have been (1200-1100bc?)
Let's assume that Jair was ruler of Havot-Jair in 1150 bc. If his great grand father Makir conquered Bashan from the Amorite king Og, this would have been 3 generations ago, or approx. 85 years earlier.
This would then suggest that Bashan was inherited in c. 1225-1250 BC if Makir was the first settler to obtain the land from the Amorites.
--71.215.154.31 23:39, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
