Joshua 7:2

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Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai. Ai is near Beth Aven, east of Bethel. He said to them, “Go, look at that country.” So the men went and looked at Ai.

Cross References

Joshua 18:12

Their northern border starts at the Jordan, goes up the slope north of Jericho, west through the mountains, and ends at the desert of Beth Aven.

Hosea 4:15

“Israel, you act like a prostitute. Don’t let Judah become guilty too. Don’t go to Gilgal. Don’t go to Beth Aven. Don’t take the oath, ‘As the Lord lives. …’

1 Samuel 14:23

So the Lord saved Israel that day. Now, the battle moved beyond Beth Aven.

1 Samuel 13:5

The Philistines assembled to fight against Israel. They had 30,000 chariots, 6,000 horsemen, and as many soldiers as the sand on the seashore. They camped at Michmash, east of Beth Aven.

Matthew 10:16

“I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as cunning as snakes but as innocent as doves.

Proverbs 24:6

After all, with the right strategy you can wage war, and with many advisers there is victory.

Proverbs 20:18

Plans are confirmed by getting advice, and with guidance one wages war.

Genesis 12:8

He moved on to the hills east of Bethel, and he put up his tent—with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. He also built an altar to the Lord there and worshiped the Lord.

Ephesians 5:15

So then, be very careful how you live. Don’t live like foolish people but like wise people.

Nehemiah 11:31

Benjamin’s descendants live in the area of Geba, in Michmash, Aija, Bethel and its villages,

Joshua 12:9

the king of Jericho, the king of Ai (near Bethel),

Joshua 2:1

From Shittim Joshua, son of Nun, secretly sent out two men as spies. He told them, “Go, look at that country, especially the city of Jericho.” So they went to Jericho and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab to spend the night there.

Genesis 28:19

He named that place Bethel [House of God]. Previously, the name of the city was Luz.

Joshua 7:3

They came back to Joshua and told him, “You don’t need to send all the troops. Only about two or three thousand men are needed to destroy Ai. Don’t tire the troops out by sending all of them. There are only a few troops in Ai.”

1 Samuel 30:27

There were shares for those in Bethel, Ramoth in the Negev, Jattir,

Jeremiah 49:3

Cry loudly, Heshbon, because Ai is destroyed. Cry, people of Rabbah, put on your sackcloth, and mourn. Run back and forth between the walls. Milcom will be taken away into captivity with its priests and officials.

1 Kings 12:29

He put one in Bethel and the other in Dan.

Isaiah 10:28

They come to Aiath. They pass through Migron. They store their equipment at Michmash.