Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth Aven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, Go up and spy out the land. The men went up and spied out Ai.
"Achan ..." This name appears as "Achar" in  1 Chronicles 2:7; but we are not told, whether or not Achan had two names, or if the Hebrews merely nicknamed him "Achar" (by changing only one letter) because the latter name means "trouble."[7]