Ai (Jeremiah 49)
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Other places named Ai: Ai, Ai (Ezra 2).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | not a proper name (common noun for ruin) (low confidence) |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Jeremiah 49:3 |
Ai (Jeremiah 49) is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely not a proper name (common noun for ruin) (low confidence; 4 other proposals 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 |
|---|---|---|
| not a proper name (common noun for ruin) | low (33%) | — |
| Khirbet Ai | very low (6%) | 31.134° N, 35.640° E |
| Medeineh | very low (6%) | 30.956° N, 35.779° E |
| in Moab | very low (4%) | 31.181° N, 35.701° E |
| another name for Ai | very low (2%) | 31.917° N, 35.261° E |
Verses
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 49:3Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together.Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed; cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; run back and forth within your walls, for Milcom will go into exile together with his priests and officials.
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.