battle of Ai

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The Battle of Ai is a biblical conflict in the Book of Joshua in which the Israelites, after an initial defeat attributed to disobedience, ultimately capture and destroy the Canaanite city of Ai through a strategic ambush.

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battle of Ai canonical 2
Battle of Ai 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical battle
event in the Book of Joshua
associatedFigure Achan
Joshua
associatedPeople Canaanites
Israelites
canonicalStatus canonical in Christian Old Testament
canonical in Jewish Bible
causeOfDefeatInFirstAttack disobedience to God
sin of Achan
commandedBy Joshua
describedIn Book of Joshua
divineInstruction battle plan revealed to Joshua
genre narrative
hasPhase first attack on Ai
second attack on Ai
languageOfPrimarySource Hebrew
surface form: Biblical Hebrew
locatedIn Ai
Land of Canaan
surface form: land of Canaan
methodOfKingExecution hanging on a tree
numberOfAmbushers about 30,000 men (biblical account)
numberOfInitialAttackers about 3,000 men (biblical account)
opposedBy king of Ai
outcome capture of Ai
destruction of Ai
execution of king of Ai
killing of inhabitants of Ai
partOf Israelite conquest of Canaan
precededBy Battle of Jericho
religiousContext Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Bible
surface form: Old Testament
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
resultOfFirstAttack Israelite defeat
resultOfSecondAttack Israelite victory
scripturalBook Joshua
scripturalChapters Joshua 7
Book of Joshua
surface form: Joshua 8
spoilsDisposition Israelites allowed to take livestock and plunder
tacticUsedInSecondAttack ambush
divided forces
feigned retreat
textualTradition Deuteronomistic history
theologicalTheme consequences of sin
divine guidance in warfare
divine judgment
obedience to God

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Joshua containsStory battle of Ai
subject surface form: Book of Joshua
Book of Joshua describesEvent battle of Ai
Battle of Jericho followedBy battle of Ai
this entity surface form: Battle of Ai