Atlas Biblica

    person

    Janai

    יַעֲנַי

    Janai was a leader from the tribe of Gad who settled in the region of Bashan.

    verses
    1
    first named
    1 Chronicles 5:12
    last named
    1 Chronicles 5:12
    period
    Divided Monarchy
    tribe
    Gad

    Description

    Who was Janai?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Janai is mentioned in 1Ch.5.12 as one of the leaders from the tribe of Gad who settled in the region of Bashan, along with his fellow leaders Joel, Shapham, and Shaphat. The Gadites are described as mighty warriors, famous men, and heads of their families. They settled in the land of Gilead in Bashan, extending as far as Salecah, due to the abundance of pasture for their livestock. This settlement likely took place during the early period of Israel's history, after the conquest of Canaan and the allocation of tribal territories.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Janai7 of 7 entities the graph connects to Janai, in 2 groups: company 1, events 6. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.Descendants Of Gad’s settlementTook part in · 3 versesCompanyGilead1 event · 90 versesTown1 event · 67 versesBashan1 event · 53 versesSons Of Reuben1 event · 8 versesSalecah1 event · 4 versesShaphat1 event · 1 verseEventsJanai

    Took part in

    Stands in the same events as

    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Janai happensAll 2 places the claims about Janai reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Bashan, Gilead. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Janai there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.BashanGilead
    Divided MonarchyAll 2 places the claims about Janai reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — one, across 1 book.

    1. 1 Chronicles1 verse

      5:12

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Descendants Of Gad’s settlementBashanRegion east of the Jordan, known for its fertility.via Descendants Of Gad’s settlementGileadMountainous region east of Jordan; tribal territory and personal name.via Descendants Of Gad’s settlementSalecahCity in Bashan, east of the Jordan Rivervia Descendants Of Gad’s settlementSettlementSettlement is a concept gathering 38 labelled instances in the text.via Descendants Of Gad’s settlementShaphatGadite leader during the reign of Jothamvia Descendants Of Gad’s settlementSons Of ReubenSons Of Reuben is a group attested across 8 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Descendants Of Gad’s settlementTownTown is a concept gathering 48 labelled instances in the text.

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    What this rests on