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1 Chronicles

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And Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and the villages thereof, even threescore cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.

Locations

Aram

SYRIA (1)sir'-i-a (Suria (Matthew 4:24 Luke 2:2)):1. Name and Its Origin2. Other Designations3. Physical(1) The Maritime Plain(2) First MoUntain Belt(3) Second Mountain Belt(4) Great Central Valley(5) The Eastern Belt(6) Rivers(7) Nature of Soil(8) Flora(9) Fauna(10) Minerals(11) Central Position4. History(1) Canaanitic Semites(2) Sargon of Agade(3) Babyloni... View Details

Geshur

GESHURge'-shur (geshur, "bridge"): An Aramean kingdom (2 Samuel 15:8) of no great size which lay probably to the South of Maacah, and formed with it the western boundary of the land of Bashan (Deuteronomy 3:14 Joshua 12:5; Joshua 13:11). The territory of these two probably corresponded roughly with modern Jaulan. It may not have reached quite to the Jordan o... View Details

Gilead

GILEAD (1)gil'-e-ad (ha-gil`adh, "the Gilead"): The name is explained in Genesis 31:46, 51, as derived from Hebrew gal, "a cairn," and `edh, "witness," agreeing in meaning with the Aramaic yegharsahadhutha'. The Arabic jilead means "rough," "rugged."(1) A city named in Hosea 6:8; Hosea 12:11, possibly to be identified with Gilead near to Mizpah (Judges 10:17... View Details

Jair (Gilead)

JAIRja'-er:(1) Jair (ya'ir, "he enlightens" or "one giving light"):(a) Son, i.e. descendant of Manasseh (Numbers 32:41 Deuteronomy 3:14 Joshua 13:30 1 Kings 4:13 1 Chronicles 2:22 f). According to 1 Chronicles 2:21 he was the son of ScRub, son of Hezron, a descendant of Judah, who married the daughter of Machir, son of Manasseh. He was thus descended both fr... View Details

Kenath

KENATHke'-nath (qenath; Kaath kaanath, in Septuagint, Codex Alexandrinus): A city in Bashan, taken along with its "daughters," i.e. "villages" from the Amorites by Nobah who gave it his own name (Numbers 32:42). It was recaptured by Geshur and Aram (1 Chronicles 2:23). It is probably identical with the modern Kanawat, which is built on the site, and largely... View Details

People

Aram

Ram, an ancestor of Christ

Aram

Syria and its inhab., also the names of a son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and an Israelite

Jair

Jair [N] [H] [S] enlightener.  The son of Segub. He was brought up with his mother in Gilead, where he had possessions ( 1 Chronicles 2:22 ). He distinguished himself in an expedition against Bashan, and settled in the part of Argob on the borders of Gilead. The small towns taken by him there are called Havoth-jair, i.e., "Jair's villages" ( Numbers 32:41 ;  Deuteronomy 3:14 ... View Details

Machir

Machir [N] [H] [S] sold.  Manasseh's oldest son ( Joshua 17:1 ), or probably his only son (see  1 Chronicles 7:14  1 Chronicles 7:15 ; Compare Numbers 26:29-33 ;  Joshua 13:31 ). His descendants are referred to under the name of Machirites, being the offspring of Gilead ( Numbers 26:29 ). They settled in land taken from the Amorites ( Numbers 32:39&n... View Details

Machir

Machir [N] [H] [S] sold.  Manasseh's oldest son ( Joshua 17:1 ), or probably his only son (see  1 Chronicles 7:14  1 Chronicles 7:15 ; Compare Numbers 26:29-33 ;  Joshua 13:31 ). His descendants are referred to under the name of Machirites, being the offspring of Gilead ( Numbers 26:29 ). They settled in land taken from the Amorites ( Numbers 32:39&n... View Details

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American Standard Version And Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and the villages thereof, even threescore cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
King James Bible And Geshur and Aram he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the villages towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these were belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
Hebrew Greek English And But Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, Kenath and the villages thereof, its villages, even threescore sixty cities. All these were the sons of Machir Machir, the father of Gilead.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And But Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, Kenath and the villages thereof, its villages, even threescore sixty cities. All these were the sons of Machir Machir, the father of Gilead.