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Jaareoregim
(forests of the weavers), (2 Samuel 21:19) a Bethlehemite, and the father of Elhanan who slew Goliath. In the parallel passage, (1 Chronicles 20:5) Jair is found instead of Jaare, and Oregim is omitted. (B.C. 1063.)
In the Bible
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Verses where Jaareoregim is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 2 Samuel 21:19
Once again there was a battle with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
Scripture on Jaareoregim
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Jaareoregim references
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Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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