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Babylonish garment

Objects & Symbols • Old Testament
A Babylonish garment was a valuable, richly colored robe made in Shinar or Babylon. Achan coveted one of these garments after the fall of Jericho.
Biblical Usage
Achan coveted and took a Babylonish garment after Jericho’s fall, making it part of the goods whose unlawful possession brought judgment upon Israel.
Scripture References
Joshua 7:21 Genesis 25:25