the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;
"Ai ..." In Hebrew, the name is always written with the definite article, "The Heap, or the Ruin.  It is identified with the modern `Et Tell' (Arabic: tall heap), two miles east of Bethel (Tell Beitin)."[17] Here the events regarding Achan occurred.