Achan

biblical character (Joshua 7); executed by stoning
Person human_biblical_figure Q1889647
Achan
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Achan

Summary

Achan is a human biblical figure[1]. He draws 296 Wikipedia views per month (human_biblical_figure category, ranking #172 of 529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Achan's father was Carmi[3].
  • Achan's image is recorded as Achan Stoned to Death (89397053).jpg[4].
  • Achan is recorded as male[5].
  • Achan's instance of is recorded as human biblical figure[6].
  • Achan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 211151246527344131628[7].
  • Achan's GND ID is recorded as 1147227470[8].
  • Achan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no99044863[9].
  • Achan's Commons category is recorded as Achan[10].
  • The cause of death was stoning[11].
  • Achan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gn1ls[12].
  • Achan's Iconclass notation is recorded as 71E5254[13].
  • Achan's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[14].
  • Achan's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[15].
  • Achan's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[16].
  • Achan's present in work is recorded as Joshua[17].
  • Achan's present in work is recorded as First Book of Chronicles[18].
  • Achan's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'עכן בן כרמי'}[19].
  • Achan's different from is recorded as list of minor biblical figures, A–K[20].
  • Achan's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122xf983[21].
  • Achan's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007499240505171[22].
  • Achan's IxTheo authority ID is recorded as 1006004327[23].
  • Achan's museum-digital ID is recorded as 129455[24].
  • Achan's Wellcome Collection concept ID is recorded as mnu6s2gj[25].
  • Achan's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/fe0bf614-9a1c-48e9-9962-a402765a0806[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Achan's father was Carmi[3].

Death and Burial

The cause of death was stoning[11].

Why It Matters

Achan draws 296 Wikipedia views per month (human_biblical_figure category, ranking #172 of 529).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Who were Achan's parents?

Achan's father was Carmi[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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