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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comFausset Bible Dictionary: Jaare-Oregim
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. Father of Elhanan, a Bethlehemite, who slew Goliath (KJV "the brother of Goliath," to accord with and not to contradict 1 Samuel 17 where David kills Goliath). But the true reading is ; "Elhanan, the son of Jair, slew Lahmi (eth Lahmi being altered into Bethlehemi), the brother of Goliath (eth Goliath being substituted for ahiy Goliath). The change was the more readily made as Lahmi's spear is described exactly as Goliath's (). (See ELHANAN.) Oregim, "weavers," is a transcriber's accidental interpolation after "Jair," taken from the latter part of the verse. The ancient versions agree with the present Hebrew text, which shows the error is of very ancient date.