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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Jair

1000 BC - Today

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In the Biblical Book of Judges, Jair or Yair (Hebrew: יָאִיר Yā’īr, "he enlightens") was a man from Gilead. He was of the Tribe of Manasseh and also descended from the Tribe of Judah (Numbers 32:39-41, 1 Chronicles 2:21-23). Jair judged Israel for 22 years, after the death of Tola, who had ruled of 23 years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jair has received more than 165,285 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Jair is the 1,205th most popular religious figure (up from 5,379th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Jordan (up from 332nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Jordanian Religious Figure.

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  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Jair ranks 1,205 out of 2,238Before him are José Sánchez del Río, Lucifer of Cagliari, Gildas, Jubal, George Hamartolos, and Raymond V, Count of Toulouse. After him are Isaac of Armenia, Eisai, Agathius, Regino of Prüm, Gerasimus of the Jordan, and Saichō.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000 BC, Jair ranks 25Before him are Abiathar, Osorkon I, Shoshenq II, Osorkon II, Tukulti-Ninurta II, and Takelot I. After him are Ashur-dan II, Tiglath-Pileser II, King Gong of Zhou, King Yi of Zhou, Ben-Hadad I, and Harsiese A.

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In Jordan

Among people born in Jordan, Jair ranks 13 out of 44Before him are Abdullah II of Jordan (1962), Nicomachus (60), Philodemus (-110), Balak (null), Simon bar Giora (100), and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (1966). After him are Meleager of Gadara (-130), Phinehas (-1300), Fouad Twal (1940), Fayez Tarawneh (1949), Nayef Hawatmeh (1938), and Marouf al-Bakhit (1947).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Jordan

Among religious figures born in Jordan, Jair ranks 4Before him are Aaron (-1396), Al-Mansur (714), and Balak (null). After him are Phinehas (-1300), Fouad Twal (1940), and Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham (1948).