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    One other person, place or group in the registry answers to the name Ai. Every Ai in the Bible

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    Ai

    עַי

    Ai, a Canaanite city near Bethel, captured by Israel under Joshua.

    Where the story of Ai happensAi, and 2 places the claims reach, framed to them: Ai, Beth-aven, Bethel. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. 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.AiBeth-avenBethel
    Ai, and 2 places the claims reach
    verses
    33
    first named
    Genesis 12:8
    last named
    Isaiah 10:28
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.92°N · 35.26°E
    settlement31.92°N · 35.26°E

    Et Tell (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 7 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Ai in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Ai was a Canaanite city located near Bethel, east of Jerusalem. It is first mentioned in Genesis 12:8 and 13:3, where Abraham built an altar between Bethel and Ai. During the conquest of Canaan, Joshua sent spies to Ai, who reported that the city was small and could be easily defeated (Joshua 7:2-3). However, the Israelites were initially defeated because of Achan's sin (Joshua 7:4-5).

    After dealing with Achan, Joshua set an ambush and conquered Ai, killing its inhabitants and burning the city (Joshua 8). The king of Ai was hanged, and a heap of stones was raised over his body (Joshua 8:29). The conquest of Ai opened the way for the Israelites to advance into the heart of Canaan (Joshua 9:3; 10:1-2). Ai is listed among the cities defeated by Joshua (Joshua 12:9).

    After the Babylonian exile, some people from Ai returned to Jerusalem (Ezra 2:28; Nehemiah 7:32). Ai was resettled by the Benjamites (Nehemiah 11:31). The city is also mentioned in Isaiah 10:28 as part of a prophetic description of the Assyrian invasion of Judah. The exact location of Ai is debated, but it is generally identified with et-Tell, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Bethel.

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    and 5 more, ordered by how many events they share.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 33, across 5 books. The name is written 39 times in them.

    1. Genesis2 verses

      12:813:3

    2. Joshua27 verses

      7:27:37:47:58:18:28:38:98:108:118:128:148:168:178:188:208:218:238:248:258:268:288:299:310:110:212:9

    3. Ezra1 verse

      2:28

    4. Nehemiah2 verses

      7:3211:31

    5. Isaiah1 verse

      10:28

    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 Do To Ai and Joshua’s holding out of Battle Lance, and 3 moreJoshuaMoses' assistant who led Israel into Canaanvia Benjamin Descendants Residence and Set Up AmbushBethelImportant city in Israel, associated with Abraham and Jacob.via Joshua, Elders Of Israel, and Whole Army’s marchingMarchingMarching is a concept gathering 23 labelled instances in the text.via Set Up AmbushAmbushAmbush is a concept gathering 6 labelled instances in the text.via Do To AiIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribesvia Do To AiJerichoAn ancient city in Canaan, famously conquered by Israelvia Do To AiTreatmentTreatment is a concept gathering 19 labelled instances in the text.via Benjamin Descendants ResidenceAnaniahA town inhabited by Benjamites after the Babylonian exile.via Benjamin Descendants ResidenceAnathothA Levitical city in Benjamin, home of the prophet Jeremiah.

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    What happened here

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