AI

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1. A royal city of the Canaanites
Conquest and destruction of
O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies! (Joshua 7:88O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies! (Joshua 7:8))
Rebuilt
The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three. (Ezra 2:2828The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three. (Ezra 2:28))
Also called AIJA
The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Beth-el, and in their villages, (Nehemiah 11:3131The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Beth-el, and in their villages, (Nehemiah 11:31))
And AIATH
He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages: (Isaiah 10:2828He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages: (Isaiah 10:28))
Population of
And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai. (Joshua 8:2525And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai. (Joshua 8:25))
2. A city of the Ammonites
Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together. (Jeremiah 49:33Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together. (Jeremiah 49:3))