RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Jair

1000 BC - Today

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In the Biblical Book of Judges, Jair or Yair (Hebrew: יָאִיר Yā’īr, "he enlightens") was a man from Gilead. He was of the Tribe of Manasseh and also descended from the Tribe of Judah (Numbers 32:39-41, 1 Chronicles 2:21-23). Jair judged Israel for 22 years, after the death of Tola, who had ruled of 23 years. His inheritance was in Gilead through the line of Machir, the son of Manasseh. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jair is the 1,704th most popular religious figure (down from 1,370th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Jordan (up from 18th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Jordanian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Jair ranks 1,704 out of 3,187. Before him are Hermann Gmeiner, John Njue, Maria Schicklgruber, Giovanni Urbani, Clare of Montefalco, and Anna Schäffer. After him are Shushanik, Lanfranc, Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria, Modestus of Jerusalem, Marina the Monk, and Júlio Duarte Langa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000 BC, Jair ranks 29. Before him are Tukulti-Ninurta II, Tiglath-Pileser II, Ashur-dan II, Takelot I, King Gong of Zhou, and Nathan. After him are Ben-Hadad I, King Yi of Zhou, Harsiese A, and Maitreyi.

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In Jordan

Among people born in Jordan, Jair ranks 17 out of 59. Before him are Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (1966), Balak (null), Phinehas (-1300), Nayef Hawatmeh (1938), Haya bint Hussein (1974), and Meleager of Gadara (-130). After him are Fouad Twal (1940), Simon bar Giora (100), Marouf al-Bakhit (1947), Abdelsalam Majali (1925), Abdullah Ensour (1939), and Prince Hassan bin Talal (1947).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Jordan

Among religious figures born in Jordan, Jair ranks 6. Before him are Aaron (-1396), Al-Mansur (714), Jephthah (-1118), Balak (null), and Phinehas (-1300). After him are Fouad Twal (1940), and Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham (1948).

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