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Joshua 8:28

King James Version (KJV)

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And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, [even] a desolation unto this day.

Joshua 8:28 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Joshua 8:28

Theological / Devotional

Heap forever. Here it definitely states that Ai was made a heap forever. The Hebrew for “heap” is tel, which means “a hill,” especially “a heap of ruins.” Compare the Arabic tell, “mound,” used in so many place names.

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