ACHAN
“disturbing”.
Son of Carmi, of the tribe of Judah, who disobeyed the divine command by taking a part of the spoils of Jericho (Josh. 6:18-19; 7:1-26; 1 Chron. 2:7), for which reason the The people of Israel, until then victorious in the conquest of Canaan, suffered a defeat at the city of Ai.
Discovered by fate guided by providence, God ordered that the guilty be punished and, along with his entire family, he was stoned to death (Josh. 22:20; 1 Chron. 2: 7).