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Ai - "Heap of Ruins" - refers to two places in ancient Israel (See History of ancient Israel and Judah ) 1. A royal city in Canaan , the second one taken by the Israelites. It is mentioned in Abraham 's time; he is said to have pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai at the east. (Ge. 12:8) He built an altar there and visited the place again after being in Egypt. In Joshua 's time, Ai was attacked by a small force of about 3000 soldiers, but they suffered defeat because of the sin of Achan . (Jos. 7:4-15) After correction of this matter, Joshua employed a strategy against the city, setting an ambush at the rear of the city on the west side. The city was captured and set on fire. It was razed to the ground. (Jos. 8:1-28) It is mentioned as an inhabited place during Isaiah 's time, and was said to be the first place to be taken by Assyria at the march on Jerusalem . (Isa. 10:28) After the Babylonian exile , people from Ai returned with Zerubabel 's caravan. (Ez. 2:28) Ai is popularly identified with Et-Tell southeast of Bethel; however, this identification has been disputed by Dr.1A city mentioned along with Heshbon in Jeremiah 49:3.2Its location is unknown.3
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Ai ( ; "heap of ruins"; Douay-Rheims : Hai) refers to one or two places in ancient Israel : A city mentioned along with Heshbon by Jeremiah 49:3, whose location is currently unknown, and which may or may not be the same as: A Canaanite royal city which according to the Book of Joshua was conquered by the Israelites on their second attempt.The ruins of the city are popularly thought to be in the modern-day archeological site Et-Tell (see below).
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Ai ( ; "heap of ruins"; Douay-Rheims : Hai) was a Canaanite royal city.According to the Book of Joshua in the Hebrew Bible , it was conquered by the Israelites on their second attempt. The ruins of the city are popularly thought to be in the modern-day archeological site Et-Tell .
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Ai ( hā-‘āy "heap of ruins"; Douay-Rheims : Hai) was a Canaanite city. According to the Book of Joshua in the Hebrew Bible , it was conquered by the Israelites on their second attempt . The ruins of the city are popularly thought to be in the modern-day archeological site Et-Tell .
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The Ai ( ; Douay–Rheims : Hai) was a Canaanite city. According to the Book of Joshua in the Hebrew Bible , it was conquered by the Israelites on their second attempt. The ruins of the city are popularly thought to be in the modern-day archeological site Et-Tell .
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The Ai ( Hebrew : הָעַי , romanized : hāʿAy , lit. ' the heap (of ruins) ' ; Douay–Rheims : Hai) was a city in Canaan , mentioned in the Hebrew Bible .According to the Book of Joshua , it was conquered by the Israelites , headed by Joshua , during their conquest of Canaan.The Ai's ruins are commonly thought to be in the modern-day archeological site of Et-Tell .Excavations revealed a large urban settlement dating back to around 3100 BC , with cycles of destruction and rebuilding until roughly 2400 BC .It remained uninhabited until a small village emerged in the Early Iron Age .In light of those findings, scholars interpret the biblical account of Ai's conquest as an etiological story explaining the origin of the place name.Historical dictionary of ancient Israel .Historical dictionaries of ancient civilizations and historical eras.
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