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 179,485 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Jair is the 1,370th most popular religious figure (down from 1,196th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Jordan (down from 13th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Jordanian Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Jair ranks 1,370 out of 3,187. Before him are Oswald of Northumbria, Raymond Leo Burke, Sheikh Said, Victor Maurus, Benedict Joseph Labre, and Mayta Cápac. After him are Barsanuphius, Agathius, Ludovico Ludovisi, Johannes Oecolampadius, Franc Rode, and Germain of Paris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000 BC, Jair ranks 28. Before him are Osorkon II, Tukulti-Ninurta II, Tiglath-Pileser II, Takelot I, Ashur-dan II, and Nathan. After him are King Yi of Zhou, King Gong of Zhou, Ben-Hadad I, Maitreyi, and Harsiese A.

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In Jordan

Among people born in Jordan, Jair ranks 18 out of 59. Before him are Balak (null), Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (1966), Phinehas (-1300), Meleager of Gadara (-130), Nayef Hawatmeh (1938), and Simon bar Giora (100). After him are Zaid ibn Shaker (1934), Fouad Twal (1940), Samih al-Qasim (1939), Abdelsalam Majali (1925), Prince Hassan bin Talal (1947), and Abdullah Ensour (1939).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Jordan

Among religious figures born in Jordan, Jair ranks 6. Before him are Aaron (-1396), Al-Mansur (714), Jephthah (-1118), Balak (null), and Phinehas (-1300). After him are Fouad Twal (1940), and Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham (1948).

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