26 Achan and Zimri

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Aggadic Midrash in Babylonia 1
5. A Chamber on the Wall 9
6. A Holy Man of God 17
7. Two Faces 21
8. Daughters of Zion 29
9. The Cave of Machpelah 33
10. Amraphel and Nimrod 37
11. A New King 41
12. The Fish 51
13. Sevenfold 55
14. “From India Even unto Ethiopia” 63
15. Ahasuerus, a Clever King or a Stupid King? 67
16. “The Court of the Garden…” 69
17. Treasure Cities 71
18. Pithom and Raamses 73
19. Shiphrah and Puah 75
20. Coats of Skin 79
21. To Do His Business 81
22. Orpah and Harafah 85
23. Shobach and Shophach 89
24. Elishah and the Children 91
25. Staff or Goblet 93
26. King and Commoner 95
27. Ezekiel’s Cry 97
28. Mahlon and Chilion 101
29. His Eldest Son 105
30. Achan and Zimri 109
31. Ham and Noah 113
32. Sennacherib, Clever or Stupid? 117
33. Copper Precious as Gold 121
34. Non-Babylonian Examples 125
35. Conclusions 129
36. Works Cited 141
37. Indexes 153
38. Series Published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion / Corporation Canadienne des Sciences Religieuses 165