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Jairus

People's Dictionary of the Bible

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Jairus (ja-î'rus), whom God enlightens. 1. A ruler of a synagogue in some town near the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. Matthew 9:18; Mark 5:22; Luke 8:41. (a.d. 28.) 2. Same as Jair. 3. Esth. 11:2.

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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Jairus'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​j/jairus.html. 1893.
 
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