Genesis 12:8

8From there he moved to the hill country on the east of aBethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. And there he built an altar to the Lord and called upon the name of the Lord.

Joshua 7:2

2Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near bBeth-aven, east of Bethel, and said to them, “Go up and spy out the land.” And the men went up and spied out Ai.

Joshua 8:12

12He took about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.
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