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Ai

Town

Location disputed Et Tell: about 16 km (10 miles, 85 furlongs) north of Jerusalem

Where Scholars Place It

  • Et Tell Possible
  • Khirbet Haiyan Possible
  • Khirbet el Maqatir Less likely
  • Khirbet Nisieh Less likely
  • Khirbet Ibn Baraq Less likely

Ai in the Bible Dictionary · Another Ai (town · Genesis 12:8)

Named in 2 Verses

  • Ezra 2:28 The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.
  • Nehemiah 7:32 The men of Bethel and Ai, an hundred twenty and three.

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