Numbers 32:41 meaning and explanation

Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, went and captured their villages and called them Havvoth-jair.

Numbers 32:41, Berean Standard Bible

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Jair belongs to the clan of Machir son of Manasseh, part of the half-tribe settling east of the Jordan after the conquest of Sihon and Og (verses 33 and 39). His capture of the villages and his naming them Havvoth-jair, which means the villages of Jair, shows how land was claimed and remembered by the settlers.

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