Ai

Name means “mass; heap”Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary: “Ai, or Hai, mass; heap”

First named: Joshua 7:2

City Canaan Israel Exodus/Wilderness

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A city Israel first failed to capture because of Achan's hidden sin, then destroyed by ambush once the sin was dealt with (Joshua 7-8).

References: Joshua 7:2

Achan (M) — kept plunder devoted to destruction from Jericho, bringing Israel's rout here
Joshua 7:1-5