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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 7:21

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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7:21 The robe should have been burned with the rest of Jericho’s goods. It was from Babylon, evidence that long-distance trade was a significant part of life in the ancient Near East. • 200 silver coins: Achan took pieces or lumps of silver that functioned as money; coinage per se was not invented until the 600s BC. • I wanted them so much is translated “covet” in the tenth commandment (Exod 20:17). Achan’s coveting had prompted his theft.
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