Ayyah
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Aija, Gaza |
| Most likely | another name for Ai (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.917° N, 35.261° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | 1 Chronicles 7:28 |
Ayyah is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Ai (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 |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Ai | low (34%) | 31.917° N, 35.261° E |
| Khirbet Haiyan | low (17%) | 31.905° N, 35.270° E |
| Turmus Ayya | very low (14%) | 32.035° N, 35.285° E |
| another name for Aija | very low (12%) | 31.917° N, 35.261° E |
| another name for Aiath | very low (-19%) | 31.917° N, 35.261° E |
Verses
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 7:28And their possessions and habitations were, Beth–el and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof:Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages.
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.