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Achar

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Heb. Akar', עָכָר , troubler; Sept. Ἀχάρ), the son of Carmi, who was punished for violating the anathema respecting Jericho (1 Chronicles 2:7); elsewhere (Joshua 22:20) called ACHAN (See ACHAN) (q.v.).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Achar'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/achar.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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