About Ayyah
A town belonging to the tribe of Ephraim mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7:28. Ayyah is another name for Gaza, but different from the Philistine Gaza. Some scholars think that the Aija listed in Nehemiah 11:31 refers to Ayyah or Ai, possibly a neighboring town. Many identify Aiath from Isaiah 10:28 with Ayyah. It is the modern Khirbet Haiyan.
Key References
1 Chronicles 7:28
Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages.
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1 Chronicles 7:28
Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages.