Person Old Testament
Zabdi
Also known as Zabdi =ESV, KJV; Zimri =NIV, Zimri
Zabdi (Zimri), son of Zerah, was an ancestor of Achan, who took forbidden plunder during the conquest of Jericho. Mentioned in 4 verses across 2 books, first at Joshua 7:1.
Why it matters. Ancestor of Achan, who sinned against Israel
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Zabdi
Zabdi, also known as Zimri, was a descendant of Judah and an ancestor of Achan. Achan, from the tribe of Judah, violated God's command by taking forbidden plunder from Jericho during Israel's conquest of the city. As a result, Israel suffered a defeat at Ai. When Achan's sin was discovered through a process of elimination, he and his family were stoned and burned. Zabdi is mentioned in Achan's genealogy, highlighting the connection between an individual's sin and its impact on the entire community.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
Appears in Scripture
Named in 4 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.