Lachish

Proper noun

Meaning

Lachish

An ancient Canaanite and Israelite city in the Shephelah region of Israel, now an archeological site and national park.

Examples

Dever, William G. (2005) Did God Have a Wife? : Archaeology and Folk Religion in Ancient Israel (Eerdmans), pp. 174, 175. Lachish relief Part of the Lachish Relief, British Museum. Source: Internet

He later wrote about a battle in Lachish: "And Hezekiah of Judah who had not submitted to my yoke. Source: Internet

First Temple iron arrowheads from Tel Lachish, on show at the Armstrong Auditorium in Edmond, Oklahoma, June 2018. Source: Internet

And so on Saturday night, twin-rocket salvos hit Sderot, the Eshkol district, the Hof Ashkelon council and Shear Hanegev, sparking loud red warning sirens across the region up to Lachish. Source: Internet

“The Canaanite city of Lachish was one of the most important centers in the world for the use of the alphabet,” and preserved the culture of using an egalitarian writing system, Garfinkel said. Source: Internet

Examples of cultic vessels uncovered in one of the structure’s rooms at the heart of a military training area in the Lachish region. Source: Internet

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