Note 449 — Chapter IV · THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS.
Walter Armstrong translation
The reputation enjoyed by Chaldæan textiles all over western Asia is shown by a curious text in the book of Joshua (vii. 21). After the taking of Jericho, Achan, one of the Israelites, disobeyed orders and secreted a part of the spoil, consisting of two hundred shekels of silver, a wedge of gold, and “a goodly Babylonish garment.”