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  Ruins. (1.) One of the royal [[Text:EBD:City|cities ]] of the [[Text:EBD:Canaanites |Canaanites]] (Josh. 10:1; Gen. 12:8; 13:3). It was the scene of [[Text:EBD:Joshua|Joshua]]'s defeat, and afterwards of his victory. It was the second Canaanite city taken by [[Text:EBD:Israel |Israel]] (Josh. 7:2-5; 8:1-29). It lay rebuilt and inhibited by the Benjamites Benjaminites (Ezra 2:28; Neh. 7:32; 11:31). It lay to the [[Text:EBD:East|east ]] of [[Text:EBD:Bethel|Bethel]], "beside Beth-aven." The spot which is most probably the site of this ancient city is Haiyan, 2 miles east from Bethel. It lay up the Wady Suweinit, a steep, rugged [[Text:EBD:Valley|valley]], extending from the [[Text:EBD:Jordan|Jordan ]] valley to Bethel.