Conquest and judges

Tola and Jair judge Israel

1233–1188 BCUssher date

Judges 10:1–5

Tola of Issachar judged Israel 23 years, then Jair of Gilead, who had thirty sons riding thirty donkeys, judged 22 years.

Judges gives these two “minor judges” only a few verses. Their long, quiet terms suggest stable years after the chaos of Abimelech.

Places

GileadHavvoth-jairShamirKamon

Dating notes

Tola 23 years, Jair 22 years (Judges 10:2–3). Ussher: Tola from 1233 BC, Jair from 1210 BC to 1188 BC.

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