Biblical city
Ai
et-Tell, West Bank · Central hill country
The second Canaanite city Israel faced after Jericho, Ai defeated them first because of Achan's sin and then fell by ambush (Joshua 7-8). The identification of the site remains debated among archaeologists.
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