⁹ So they left and went to the place of ambush between Bethel and the west side of Ai. But Joshua remained among the people in the camp that night.

¹² That night Joshua sent about 5,000 men to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the town.

² Joshua sent some of his men from Jericho to spy out the town of Ai, east of Bethel, near Beth-aven.

²¹ So the gifts were sent on ahead, while Jacob himself spent that night in the camp.

⁸ After that, Abram traveled south and set up camp in the hill country, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built another altar and dedicated it to the Lord, and he worshiped the Lord.