Archives for December 2020

“So Y’hoshua burned down ‘Ai and turned it into a tel forever, so that it remains a ruin to this day.  The king of ‘Ai he hanged on a tree until evening; at sundown Y’hoshua gave an order, so they took his carcass down from the tree, threw it at the entrance of the city gate […]

“Then Adonai said to Y’hoshua, “Point the spear in your hand toward ‘Ai, because I will hand it over to you.” Y’hoshua pointed the spear in his hand toward the city.”-Joshua 8:18 In verse 8:18, God instructs Joshua to take his spear (or possibly his sword) and point it towards the city of Ai. This […]

“Then Adonai said to Y’hoshua, “Point the spear in your hand toward ‘Ai, because I will hand it over to you.” Y’hoshua pointed the spear in his hand toward the city.”-Joshua 8:18 In verse 18, we’re told in clear no uncertain terms who is directing the war against the Canaanites. It is God Himself. I think […]

“Not a man was left in ‘Ai or Beit-El who had not gone after Israel; pursuing Israel, they left the city wide open.”-Joshua 8:17 So yesterday I mentioned there are some scholars out there who make the claim that Ai and Beit-el were one and the same city, just with different names. However, take a look […]

The ancient city of AI is often considered to be a ruin that goes by the name EL-TEL (see the picture above). And BEIT-EL is believed to be in an area that today is identified as a BEITIN. However, as I mentioned yesterday, we may not have the proper location of Beit-el. And if we […]