Deuteronomy 3:14 meaning and explanation

Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. He renamed Bashan after himself, Havvoth-jair, by which it is called to this day.

Deuteronomy 3:14, Berean Standard Bible

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Moses is recounting, on the plains of Moab, how the land east of the Jordan was divided after Israel defeated Og of Bashan. Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob, the heart of Bashan, as far as the borders of the Geshurites and Maacathites, peoples Israel did not displace.

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