Bashan-Havoth-Jair

1 verse

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 3:14

Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashanhavothjair, unto this day.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Matthew George Easton, 1897

The Bashan of the villages of Jair, the general name given to Argob by Jair, the son of Manasseh (Deut. 3:14), containing sixty cities with walls and brazen gates (Josh. 13:30; 1 Kings 4:13). (See ARGOB.)

From Smith's Bible Dictionary

William Smith, 1884

(Bashan of the villages of Jair), a name given to Argob after its conquest by Jair. (3:14)

Based on Nave's Topical Bible by Orville J. Nave (1896). Dictionary entries from Easton's Bible Dictionary and Smith's Bible Dictionary. Public domain. KJV scripture text, public domain.