The works of the Reverend and learned John Lightfoot D. D., late Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge such as were, and such as never before were printed : in two volumes : with the authors life and large and useful tables to each volume : also three maps : one of the temple drawn by the author himself, the others of Jervsalem and the Holy Land drawn according to the author's chorography, with a description collected out of his writings.

CHAP. X. Ver. 3, 4, 5.

[World 2797] [Iair 1] [Iair 2] JAIR, or Jairus a Gileadite judgeth two and twenty years; he was a man [Iair 3] of great honour, having thirty sons that were lords of thirty Cities, and [Iair 4] that rode upon thirty Asses of state, like Judges or men of honour, as Chap. [Iair 5] 5. 10. This is not that Jair that is mentioned by Moses, [as if he had spoken [Iair 6] of this man and these Towns prophetically,] but this is one of the same family, [Iair 7] and of the same name, as Tola that went before him is of the same name with [Iair 8] the first-born of Issachar, Gen. 46. 13. And whereas it is said by Moses, that [Iair 9] Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small Towns of Gilead, and called them [Iair 10] [Iair 11] Havoth Jair, Numb. 32. 41. Deut. 3. And whereas it is said here that Jairs [Iair 12] thirty sons had thirty Cities which were called Havoth Jair; it is to be understood, [Iair 13] that thirty of those threescore Villages that old Jair had conquered and posses∣sed [Iair 14] in the time of the first plantation of the land; these sons of this Jair being [Iair 15] of this line, had repaired and brought [Iair 16] ELY born in the sixteenth of Jair.] into the form of Cities and dwelt in [Iair 17] [Iair 18] them; and yet they retained their old [Iair 19] name of Havoth Jair for the honour of him that first wan and planted them. [Iair 20] That old Jair was the son of Segub, the son of Prince Hesron by Machirs daugh∣ter, [Iair 21] 1 Chron. 2. 22. and so by his father side of Judah, and by his mothers of [Iair 22] Manasseh.