Mentioned in the Bible by name
Jair

Time-period: ❻ Fångenskapen- Jesus (586 – 5 f.Kr)
Age: -
Father: Kish
children (1): Mordecai



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Usage in the Bible


Jair H2971
יָאִיר (Jair)
8 times in OT
Total    8 times

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  • Kish
    • Jair

      order of birth not available

      • Mordecai

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        Mordecai

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  • Man

    wife

  • Woman
  • Is part of the ancestry of Christ
  • Ruler/leader
  • multiple people




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[Before Esther can be introduced, Mordecai is introduced. This is his Babylonian name and it probably originates from the Babylonian creator god Marduk, but the name may also have Persian origins meaning ‘little boy’. Probably he also had a Hebrew name, see Dan. 1:7; Est. 2:7.]
There was a certain Jew in the palace of Susa whose name was Mordecai. He was the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish [indicating that he was from the family of Saul, see 1 Sam. 9:1–3; 2 Sam. 16:5]. He was a Benjamite