Achan (biblical figure)

thumb|upright=1.2|The stoning of Achan (William de Brailes, 1250 ca.) Achan, the son of Carmi, a descendant of Zimri, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, is a figure who appears in the Book of Joshua in the Hebrew Bible in connection with the fall of Jericho and conquest of Ai. By combining the narrative of the books of Joshua and 1 Chronicles, we can reconstruct his genealogy as: Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, the son of (Zimri), the son of Zerah, the son of Judah. Quotes And Achan answered Joshua and said, “Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and this is what I have done: When I saw among the spoils a beautiful Babylonian garment, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. And there they are, hidden in the earth in the midst of my tent, with the silver under it.” Book of Joshua 7:20-21 NKJV. Quotes about So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent; and there it was, hidden in his tent, with the silver under it. And they took them from the midst of the tent, brought them to Joshua and to all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the Lord. Then Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, the silver, the garment, the wedge of gold, his sons, his daughters, his oxen, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent, and all that he had, and they brought them to the Valley of Achor. Book of Joshua 7:22-24 NKJV. Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? And that man did not perish alone in his iniquity.’ ” Book of Joshua 22:20 NKJV. External links Category:BCE births Category:BCE deaths Category:People from the Bible