Ai (Ezra 2)
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Other places named Ai: Ai, Ai (Jeremiah 49).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | another name for Ai (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.917° N, 35.261° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Ezra 2:28 |
Ai (Ezra 2) is a settlement named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Ai (medium confidence; 1 other proposal below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Ai | medium (63%) | 31.917° N, 35.261° E |
| Khirbet Haiyan | very low (10%) | 31.905° N, 35.270° E |
Verses
Ezra
- Ezra 2:28The men of Beth–el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.the men of Bethel and Ai, 223;
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 7:32The men of Beth–el and Ai, an hundred twenty and three.the men of Bethel and Ai, 123;
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.