Joshua 7:5

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The men of Ai struck of them about thirty-six men; and they chased them [from] before the gate even to Shebarim, and struck them at the descent; and the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

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Ai was a Canaanite town east of Bethel, near Jericho west of the Jordan, where Israel’s defeat exposed God’s displeasure after Achan took forbidden spoil. The garment from Shinar points to Mesopotamia, and the nearby Valley of Achor

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Joshua 7:5 mentions Ai, Bethel, Jericho, Jordan, Shinar and Valley of Achor.