Achan (biblical figure)

The Stoning of Achan by Gustav Doré.

Achan (/ˈkæn/; Hebrew: עָכָן, romanized‘Āḵān), 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.

His name is given as Achar (עָכָר֙ ‘Āḵār) in 1 Chronicles 2:7.


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