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.
Statements (41)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Battle of Ai