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.
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Interpretation
This country was settled on the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh: see Nu. Moses repeats the condition of the grant to which they agreed.
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This thought runs through Deuteronomy 3:14-17.
Glossary
- Bashan Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Saham al Jawlan.
- Argob Place
- Stony heap, an “island,” as it has been called, of rock about 30 miles by 20, rising 20 or 30 feet above the table-land of Bashan. Modern identification: Argob.
- Havvoth-jair Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Qamm.