Deuteronomy 3:14

Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 3

“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.”Deuteronomy 3:14

What Does Deuteronomy 3:14 Mean?

Deuteronomy 3:14 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 3, verse 14 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (12)

These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 3:14 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Numbers 32:41“And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havothjair.”Joshua 12:5“And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.”Jeremiah 40:8“Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.”Joshua 13:13“Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.”Judges 10:4“And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.”2 Samuel 3:3“And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;”2 Samuel 10:6“And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.”2 Samuel 13:37“But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.”1 Chronicles 2:21“And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.”1 Chronicles 2:22“And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.”1 Chronicles 2:23“And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.”Psalms 49:11“Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.”

People & Places

JairManassehArgobEast Manasseh (Half-Tribe)Havvoth-jair

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