He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkey colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth Jair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
"The ass was highly esteemed as a riding beast and many times carried with it special recognition (Judges 1:14; 1 Samuel 25:20)." [Note: Davis and Whitcomb, pp. 119-20.] 