And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
Key themes
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Glossary
- Ai Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Et Tell.
- City People
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The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).
- Joshua Tribe
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Jehovah is his help, or Jehovah the Saviour. The son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, the successor of Moses as the leader of Israel. He is called Jehoshua in Num. 13:16 (A. V. ), and Jesus in Acts 7:45 and Heb. 4:8 .