Ai

About Ai Written by AI

In Jeremiah 49:3, Ai is mentioned as a city of the Ammonites, a people group living east of the Jordan River. This Ai is distinct from the Canaanite city of the same name. The prophet Jeremiah foretells the destruction of Ai and other Ammonite cities as part of a divine judgment against the Ammonites for their pride and hostility towards Israel (Jeremiah 49:1-6). The prophecy states that Ai will be destroyed, and its people will flee in terror. The Ammonites are called to lament and run to and fro, for their god Milcom will go into exile along with his priests and officials. This prophecy was likely fulfilled during the Babylonian conquest of the region under Nebuchadnezzar II in the early 6th century BC. The exact location of this Ammonite city of Ai is unknown.

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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897

This entry is on the name Ai, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.

Ruins. (1.) One of the royal cities of the Canaanites (Josh. 10:1; Gen. 12:8; 13:3). It was the scene of Joshua’s defeat, and afterwards of his victory. It was the second Canaanite city taken by Israel (Josh. 7:2-5; 8:1-29). It lay rebuilt and inhibited by the Benjamites (Ezra 2:28; Neh. 7:32; 11:31). It lay to the east of Bethel, “beside Beth-aven.” The spot which is most probably the site of this ancient city is Haiyan, 2 miles east from Bethel. It lay up the Wady Suweinit, a steep, rugged valley, extending from the Jordan valley to Bethel.

(2.) A city in the Ammonite territory (Jer. 49:3). Some have thought that the proper reading of the word is Ar (Isa. 15:1).

M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.