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jairus

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What does jairus mean?

proper noun

  1. The father of a young girl resurrected by Jesus Christ.

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Once, while Jesus was journeying about, He passed near a town where a man named Jairus lived.
Sara Cone BryantHow to Tell Stories to Children, and Some Stories to TellProject Gutenberg ebook #474
It will be remembered that when the daughter of Jairus was raised from the dead it was in the presence, and possibly, with the co-operation, of these three assistants.
Arthur Conan DoyleThe Vital MessageProject Gutenberg ebook #439
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For Jairus (Mark 5.23.) whose daughter was sick, besought our Saviour (not to heal her, but) "to Lay his Hands upon her, that shee might bee healed."
Thomas HobbesLeviathanProject Gutenberg ebook #3207