For the Brazilian footballer, see Jair da Rosa Pinto.

For the Brazilian singer, see Jair Oliveira.

For the Baseball player, see Jair Jurrjens.

Jair (Hebrew יאיר Ya'ir) was a man from Gilead (Tribe of Manasseh, east of the River Jordan), who judged Israel for twenty-two years, after the death of Tola. His inheritance was in Gilead through the line of Machir, the son of Manasseh. Jair was the son of Segub, the son of Hezron the Jew through the daughter of Machir (1 Chronicles 2). According to Judges 10:3-5, Jair had thirty sons, who rode thirty ass colts, and thirty 'cities' in Gilead which came to be known as Havoth-Jair. The word chawwoth ('tent encampments') occurs only in this context (Numbers 32:41; Deuteronomy 3:14; Judges 10:4), and is a legacy word remaining from the early nomadic stage of Hebrew culture. W. Ewing suggests that Kamon probably corresponds to Kamun taken by the Seleucid king Antiochus III, on his march from Pella to Gephrun (Polybius Book V.70:12).

Jair died and was buried in Kamon.

See also[link]

• Biblical judges
• Book of Judges

External links[link]

• International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Book of Judges article (Jewish Encyclopedia)

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Jair Rodrigues and Pelé at a show at the Auditório Ibirapuera in São Paulo.

Jair Rodrigues de Oliveira (Igarapava, February 6, 1939) is a Brazilian musician and singer, a pioneer of the funk in the country. He is the father of Luciana Mello and Jair Oliveira, who also followed in his footsteps and became musicians.

Jair Rodrigues grew up in Nova Europa, a city in the interior of the state of São Paulo, where he lived until 1954. Thereafter he moved with his family to São Carlos, where he started his musical career, as the city had the best nightlife in the region.

His career began when he crooned in São Carlos during the mid-to-late-1950s. He also participated in various functions with Radio São Carlos.

In 1958, Jair joined the São Carlos military reserve. At the start of the 1960s, he gained popularity in the state capital as a singer on various television programs for new musical talent. In 1965, he and Elis Regina successfully sang together on "O Fino da Bossa", a television program on TV Record.

In 1966 Jair sang at the "Record Festival" with the song "Disparada" by Geraldo Vandré and Théo de Barros, this time in conjunction with Quarteto Novo. Known for singing sambas , Jair surprised the audience with a beautiful interpretation of the song. "Disparada" and Chico Buarque's "Banda", sung by Nara Leao, were the favorites. The competition ended in a draw. From that moment on, his career took off and his talent experienced decades of success. Jair released an album a year and performed hits such as O Menino da Porteira, Boi da Cara Preta e Majestade o Sabiá. He has toured Europe, the United States and Japan. In 1971, he recorded the samba-enredo Festa para um Rei Negro for GRES Acadêmicos do Salgueiro from Rio de Janeiro.

In the following decades, the production declined in volume, however, Jair Rodrigues remains known for his energy and his infectious joy.

Discography[link]

• Vou de samba com você (1964)
• O samba como ele é (1964)
• Dois na Bossa - Elis Regina e Jair Rodrigues (1965)
• O sorriso do Jair (1966)
• Dois na Bossa nº 2 - Elis Regina & Jair Rodrigues (1966)
• Dois na Bossa nº 3 - Elis Regina & Jair Rodrigues (1967)
• Jair (1967)
• Menino rei da alegria (1968)
• Jair de todos os sambas (1969)
• Jair de todos os sambas nº 2 (1969)
• Talento e bossa de Jair Rodrigues (1970)
• É isso aí (1971)
• Festa para um rei negro (1971)
• Com a corda toda (1972)
• Orgulho de um sambista (1973)
• Abra um sorriso novamente (1974)
• Jair Rodrigues dez anos depois (1974)
• Ao vivo no Olympia de Paris (1975)
• Eu sou o samba (1975)
• Minha hora e vez (1976)
• Estou com o samba e não abro (1977)
• Pisei chão (1978)
• Antologia da seresta (1979)
• Couro comendo (1979)
• Estou lhe devendo um sorriso (1980)
• Antologia da seresta nº 2 (1981)
• Alegria de um povo (1981)
• Jair Rodrigues de Oliveira (1982)
• Carinhoso (1983)
• Luzes do prazer (1984)
• Jair Rodrigues (1985)
• Jair Rodrigues (1988)
• Lamento sertanejo (1991)
• Viva meu samba (1994)
• Eu sou... Jair Rodrigues (1996)
• De todas as bossas (1998)
• 500 anos de folia-100% ao vivo (1999)
• 500 anos de folia vol. 2 (2000)
• Intérprete (2002)
• A nova bossa (2004)
• Alma negra (2005)
• Jair Rodrigues - Programa Ensaio - Brasil 1991 (CD e DVD, 2006)
• Festa Para Um Rei Negro (CD e DVD), 2009

External links[link]

• Official Site
• Lyrics
• Tribute in São Carlos