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And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day. (Joshua 8:28)

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Heap for ever.

Here it definitely states that Ai was made a heap forever. The Hebrew for “heap” is tel, which means “a hill,” especially “a heap of ruins.” Compare the Arabic tell, “mound,” used in so many place names.