Ai

Ai (Et-Tell)

City completely razed by Joshua who massacred its population. It serves as an example of extreme fury to Jesus.

Description

Biblical city located east of Bethel and next to Beth-Aven, near Jericho. It is the second city taken during the invasion of Canaan.

Notable Facts

Mentioned only once in the entire work, by Jesus, during a discussion with Nicodemus, Manaen and Joseph of Arimathea: "... would you not have preferred (...) that I arrive at Bethany bWater and cruel like our ancestors with the Amorites and the Bashanites and like Joshua with those of Ai and Jericho".

Its Name

Ai (Hebrew: העי) and Et-Tell mean "the heap of ruins".

Where Is It Mentioned in the Work?

EMV 560.5

Learn More About This Place

This article is created based on the Geographical Dictionary of the Gospel Salton Maria Valtorta, by Jean-François Lavère.

There are over 30 mentions of this city in various biblical books.

Wikipedia (AI Bible): It is the name of several locations in the biblical narrative: In Genesis 12:8, Abraham's tent is set up with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. It was a royal city in the land of Canaan, taken by Joshua and the Israelites after Jericho.

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• 31°55’01’’N/35°15’42’’E/
• +808m

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