Carmi, son of Zabdi
The name Carmi means “my vineyard; lamb of the waters.” Carmi is mentioned in 3 verses of the Bible, first in Joshua 7:1.
Family of Carmi
Who was Carmi?
The son of Zimri, and the father of Achan (Josh. 7:1), “the troubler of Israel.”
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Carmi
- Joshua 7:1
But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against the children of Israel.
- Joshua 7:18
And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
- 1 Chronicles 2:7
And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed.