Achan (biblical figure)

Not to be confused with Akan (biblical figure).

Achan (/ˈeɪkæn/; 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. 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.

His name is given as Achar (עָכָר֙ ‘Āḵār) in 1 Chronicles 2:7. This is most likely a pejorative, as Achar means "troubler."

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