Then he moved from there to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the LORD and worshiped the LORD.
Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai( which is located near Beth Aven, east of Bethel) and instructed them,“ Go up and spy on the land.” So the men went up and spied on Ai.