Bible Person
Meaning: Jairus · Male · 1 cross reference
This Jair entry refers to the father of Mordecai in Esther 2, not to the judge or other figures of the same name elsewhere. He belongs to the family background of one of the key Jewish figures in the Persian court story. First appears in Esth 2:5.1
Name meaning
Jairus
Identity
male
First appears
Esth 2:5
AI summary: This Jair matters because his single cross reference helps root Mordecai in a remembered Benjaminite household. Even a brief paternal notice contributes to the family and tribal texture behind Esther's deliverance story. Taken together, the material presents this Jair as a familial source in the background of Mordecai.1
Central Figure
Jair
Meaning: Jairus
A Benjamite, the father of Mordecai, Esther’s uncle (Esther 2:5).
Name meaning
Jairus
Identity
male
A Benjamite, the father of Mordecai, Esther’s uncle (Esther 2:5). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| Esth |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.