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JAMB Christian Religious Studies 1983 Question 17

Question 17

Joshua and the Judges

Achan was

  1. A.one of the spies who visited Rahab in Jericho
  2. B.one of the two men who prophesied in the camp in the wilderness
  3. C.one of the judges of Israel
  4. D.the one who took some of the devoted things when Jericho fell
  5. E.the king of the Amalekites whom Samuel hewed into pieces.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (the one who took some of the devoted things when Jericho fell)

Explanation

Achan secretly took a mantle, silver and gold from the things devoted to God at Jericho, which brought defeat at Ai (Joshua 7:1, 21).