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Modern Et-Tell, near Bethel (debated)
Coordinates 31.9156, 35.2624 View modern location ↗

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The second Canaanite city Israel attacked, where Achan's sin caused their initial defeat. The identification is contested archaeologically — Et-Tell appears to have been unoccupied at the time of the conquest under either date theory, prompting alternative proposals.

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