Bible Dictionaries
Ai
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Ruins. - One of the royal cities of the Canaanites (Joshua 10:1; Genesis 12:8; 13:3 ). It was the scene of Joshua's defeat, and afterwards of his victory. It was the second Canaanite city taken by Israel (Joshua 7:2-5; 8:1-29 ). It lay rebuilt and inhibited by the Benjamites (Ezra 2:28; Nehemiah 7:32; 11:31 ). It lay to the east of Bethel, "beside Beth-aven." The spot which is most probably the site of this ancient city is Haiyan, 2 miles east from Bethel. It lay up the Wady Suweinit, a steep, rugged valley, extending from the Jordan valley to Bethel.
- A city in the Ammonite territory (Jeremiah 49:3 ). Some have thought that the proper reading of the word is Ar (Isaiah 15:1 ).
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These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Ai'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/a/ai.html. 1897.