Achan

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Achan is a biblical figure in the Book of Joshua whose disobedience in taking forbidden spoils led to Israel’s initial defeat at Ai and his subsequent punishment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure
person in the Hebrew Bible
associatedWithPlace Ai NERFINISHED
Jericho NERFINISHED
belongsToStoryCycle conquest of Canaan NERFINISHED
caused Israel’s initial defeat at Ai
committed sacrilege
theft of devoted things
confessedAction taking devoted things
confessedTo Joshua NERFINISHED
contemporaryOf Joshua NERFINISHED
etymologyAssociatedWith trouble
executedAt Valley of Achor NERFINISHED
gender male
hasAncestor Zabdi NERFINISHED
Zerah NERFINISHED
hasFather Carmi NERFINISHED
hasTribalAffiliation tribe of Judah NERFINISHED
hidItems in the ground inside his tent
identifiedBy sacred lot
mentionedIn Book of Joshua NERFINISHED
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Bible
surface form: Old Testament
nameLanguage Hebrew
nameVariant Achar NERFINISHED
participatedIn conquest of Jericho
punishedBy burning with fire
stoning
rememberedAs troubler of Israel
roleInNarrative cause of divine wrath on Israel
example of disobedience
scripturalReference Joshua 22:20
Joshua 7
themeIllustrated consequences of covetousness
corporate responsibility
holiness of devoted things
tookFrom spoils of Jericho
tookObject a beautiful Babylonian garment
gold
silver
violatedCommandOf Yahweh NERFINISHED

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battle of Ai associatedFigure Achan
subject surface form: Battle of Ai