•A man who on his father’s side was descended from Judah, and on his mother’s from Manasseh.
(B.C. 1451.) During, the conquest he took the whole of the tract of Argob (3:14) and in addition
possessed himself of some nomad villages in Gilead, which he called after his own name
Havoth-Jair. (Numbers 32:41; 1 Chronicles 2:23)
•JAIR THE GILEADITE, who judged Israel for two-and-twenty years. (Judges 10:3-5) (B.C. 1160.)
He had thirty sons, and possessed thirty cities in the land of Gilead, which like those of their
namesakes were called Havoth-jair.
•A Benjamite, son of Kish and father of Mordecai. (Esther 2:5) (B.C. before 598.)
•The father of Elhanan, one of the heroes of David’s army. (1 Chronicles 20:6)
Jairite
(descendant of Jair). The Ira THE JAIRITE was a priest (Authorized Version “chief ruler”) to
David (2 Samuel 20:26)
Jairus
(whom God enlightens).
•A ruler of a synagogue, probably in some town near the western shore of the Sea of Galilee.
(Matthew 9:18; Mark 5:22; Luke 8:41) (A.D. 28.)
•(Esther 11:2) [Jair, 3]
Jakamean
(who gathers the people together), a Levite in the time of King David; fourth of the sons of
Hebron, the son of Kohath. (1 Chronicles 23:19; 24:23) (B.C. 1014.)
Jakan
(sagacious), son of Ezer the Horite. (1 Chronicles 1:42) The same as JaakanJAAkan. [And see
Akan]
Jakeh
(pious). [Proverbs, Book Of, Book OF]
Jakim
(whom God sets up).
•Head of the twelfth course of priests in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 24:12) (B.C. 1014.)
•A Benjamite, one of the Bene-Shimhi. (1 Chronicles 8:19) (B.C. 588.)
Jalon
(abiding), one of the sons of Ezra. (1 Chronicles 4:17)
Jambres
[Jannes AND JAMBRES]
James
(the Greek form of Jacob, supplanter).
•James the son of Zebedee, one of the twelve apostles. He was elder brother of the evangelist John.
His mother’s name was Salome. We first hear of him in A.D. 27, (Mark 1:20) when at the call of
the Master he left all, and became, one and forever, his disciple, in the spring of 28. (Matthew
10:2; Mark 3:14; Luke 6:13; Acts 1:13) It would seem to have been at the time of the appointment
of the twelve apostles that the name of Boanerges was given to the sons of Zebedee. The “sons
of thunder” had a burning and impetuous spirit, which twice exhibits itself. (Mark 10:37; Luke
9:54) On the night before the crucifixion James was present at the agony in the garden. On the
day of the ascension he is mentioned as persevering with the rest of the apostles and disciples, in
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