Ai 1
Ancient site; 5 competing modern identifications, best supported being Et Tell.
Placesettlement32 verseslocation disputed
Where was it?
Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.
- Et Tell522
- Khirbet el Maqatir75
- Khirbet Nisieh28
- Khirbet Haiyan9
- Khirbet Ibn Baraq9
Names
- Ai — עַי ay “ruin, the heap” (H5857) · Αγγαι Angai — Genesis 12:8
Name variants
- Ai (285)
- Hai (2)
References
- Genesis 12:8
- Genesis 13:3
- Joshua 7:2
- Joshua 7:3
- Joshua 7:4
- Joshua 7:5
- Joshua 8:1
- Joshua 8:2
- Joshua 8:3
- Joshua 8:5
- Joshua 8:9
- Joshua 8:10
- Joshua 8:11
- Joshua 8:12
- Joshua 8:14
and 17 further references.
Topical references
- General scriptures concerning — Genesis 12:8; Genesis 13:3
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.