Achan’s Tent

JOSHUA 7:10-26 records the sin of Achan, who had stolen “accursed things” (v. 11) during the destruction of Jericho in JOSHUA 6:1-27 and hidden them in his tent (vv. 21-22). Achan’s sin brought failure and death. In chapter 27, after Jane has learned of Rochester’s mad wife, he attempts to explain, saying, “[I do not] mean to torment you with the hideous associations and recollections of Thornfield Hall—this accursed place—this tent of Achan.”