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Joshua 8:12

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He took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.

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Ai lay east of Bethel in the central hill country, where Joshua positioned an ambush for Israel’s attack; Bet

Places in this passage

Joshua 8:12 mentions Ai, Arabah, Bethel, Jericho, Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim.

Ai · Bukvoed
Arabah · Anastasia Pozdnyakova
Bethel · Deror_avi
Jericho · Abraham

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