- Babylonish garment
- A robe of rich colours fabricated at Babylon, and hence of great value (Josh. 7:21).
Easton's Bible Dictionary. M.G. Easton. 1897.
Babylonish garment
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Babylonish — Bab y*lo nish, a. 1. Of or pertaining to, or made in, Babylon or Babylonia. A Babylonish garment. Josh. vii. 21. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to the Babylon of Revelation xiv. 8. [1913 Webster] 3. Pertaining to Rome and papal power. [Obs.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Joshua 7 — 1 But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the… … The King James version of the Bible
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Achan — Called also Achar, i.e., one who troubles (1 Chr. 2:7), in commemoration of his crime, which brought upon him an awful destruction (Josh. 7:1). On the occasion of the fall of Jericho, he seized, contrary to the divine command, an ingot of gold … Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Achan (Bible) — Achan (ā kăn) called also Achar is a figure mentioned by the Book of Joshua in connection with the fall of Jericho and conquest of Ai. According to the narrative of the text, Achan pillaged an ingot of gold, a quantity of silver, and a costly… … Wikipedia
