Bible Location

Ai

Meaning: or Hai · 31 cross references · Modern-day map available

Ai was a Canaanite city east of Bethel that became an early testing ground in Israel's conquest narratives. It is important because Joshua's first attack failed after Achan's sin, and its later capture became a key lesson about obedience, judgment, and restoration. First appears in Gen 12:8.1

Place meaning

or Hai

Coordinates

31.92, 35.26

First appears

Gen 12:8

AI summary: Ai is remembered less for its size than for the spiritual and military lesson attached to it. After Jericho, Israel's defeat at Ai reveals hidden sin in the camp and shows that possession of the land depends on covenant faithfulness rather than simple momentum. The later victory at the same city then becomes a story of restored obedience and renewed success. Ai also appears in relation to Bethel and later resettlement, anchoring it within the central hill country beyond the conquest account itself. Across the cross references, Ai stands as a place where failure, repentance, and recovery are vividly tied together.1

Place meaning

or Hai

Latitude

31.92

Longitude

35.26

Bible references

31