Achan
(pronounced /ˈeɪkæn/) (Hebrew: עכן), also called Achar, is a
figure mentioned by the Book of Joshua in connection with the
fall of Jericho and conquest of Ai.
According to the narrative of the text, Achan pillaged an
ingot of gold, a quantity of silver, and a costly garment,
from Jericho; the text states "But all the silver, and gold,
and ves...
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a'-kan (`akhan (in 1 Ch 2:7 Achar, `akhar, "troubler"): The
descendant of Zerah the son of Judah who was put to death,
in Joshua's time, for stealing some of the "devoted" spoil
of the city of Jericho (Josh 7). The stem `akhan is not used
in Hebrew except in this name. The stem `akhar has
sufficient use to define it. It denotes trouble of the ...
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Sin and punishment of
Jos 7; 22:20; 1Ch 2:7...
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(troubler), an Israelite of the tribe of Judah, who, when
Jericho and all that it contained were accursed and devoted to
destruction, secreted a portion of the spoil in his tent. For
this sin he was stoned to death with his whole family by the
people, in a valley situated between Ai and Jericho, and their
remains, together with his property, w...
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called also Achar, i.e., one who troubles (1 Chr. 2:7), in
commemoration of his crime, which brought upon him
an awful
destruction (Josh. 7:1). On the occasion of the fall
of Jericho,
he seized, contrary to the divine command, an ingot
of gold, a
quantity of silver, and a costly Babylonish garment,
which he
hid in his tent. Joshua was conv...
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("troubler"): Achar (1 Chronicles 2:7). Son of Carmi, son of
Zabdi, of the tribe of Judah. When Jericho was cursed, with
all that was in it, Achan alone, in defiance of the curse,
"saw" (compare Job 31:7; Genesis 3:6; James 1:14-15), coveted,
took, and hid (see Genesis 3:8; following the first sin in the
same awful successive steps downward) "...
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But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the
accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi,
the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed
thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the
children of Israel....
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And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of
Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold,
and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses,
and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they
brought them unto the valley of Achor....
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And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory
to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and
tell me now what thou hast done; hide [it] not from me....
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