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Lachish was a town located in the Shephelah , or maritime plain of Palestine ( Joshua 10:3, 5; 12:11).¹ This town was first mentioned in the Amarna letters as Lakisha (EA 287, 288, 328, 329, 335).² The Israelites captured and destroyed Lachish for joining the league against the Gibeonites (Josh. 10:31-33), but the territory was later assigned to the tribe of Judah (15:39).³ Under Rehoboam , it became the second most important city of Israel . In 701 BC , during the revolt of king Hezekiah against Assyria , it was captured by Sennacherib despite determined resistance. The town later came under the control of the kings of Judah , only to fall to Nebuchadnezzar in his campaign against Judah ( 586 BC ). During the 19th and early 20th centuries, Lachish was identified with Tell el-Hesy from a cuneiform tablet found there (EA 333). The tablet is a letter from an Egyptian official named Paapu, reporting cases of treachery involving a local kinglet, Zimredda. Excavations at Tell el-Hesy were conducted by Petrie and Bliss for the Palestine Exploration Fund during the years 1890 - 1893, and among other discoveries was the remains of what was identified as an iron blast furnace , with slag and ashes, which was dated to 1500 BC . If the theories of experts are correct, the use of the hot-air blast instead of cold air was known at an extremely early age. More recent excavations have identified Tell ed-Duweir as Lachish beyond reasonable doubt. Excavation campaigns by James Leslie Starkey recovered a number of ostraca (18 in 1935, three more in 1938) from the latest occupational level immediately before the Chaldean siege. They form the only known corpus of documents in classical Hebrew . Another major contribution to Biblical archaeology from excavations at Lachish are the LMLK seals , which were stamped on the handles of a particular form of ancient storage jar. Most of them were collected from the surface during Starkey 's excavations, but others were found in Level 1 ( Persian and Greek era), Level 2 (period preceding Babylonian conquest by Nebuchadnezzar ), and Level 3 (period preceding Assyrian conquest by Sennacherib ). It is thanks to the work of David Ussishkin 's team working at the site from 1973 - 1994 that eight of these stamped jars were restored (Ussishkin, 1983), thereby demonstrating lack of relevance between the jar volumes (which deviated as much as 5 gallons or 12 litres ), and also proving their relation to the reign of Biblical king Hezekiah .⁴

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Lachish ( ; ; ) was a town located in the Shephelah , a region between Mount Hebron and the maritime plain of Philistia ( Joshua 10:3, 5; 12:11). The town was first mentioned in the Amarna letters as Lakisha-Lakiša (EA 287, 288, 328, 329, 335). According to the Bible, the Israelites captured and destroyed Lachish for joining the league against the Gibeonites ( Joshua 10:31-33), but its territory was later assigned to the tribe of Judah (15:39) and became a part of the Kingdom of Israel .

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Tel Lachish ( ; ; ), also Tell ed-Duweir, is the site of an ancient Near East city, now an archaeological site and an Israeli national park . Lachish is located in the Shephelah region of Israel between Mount Hebron and the Mediterranean coast. It is first mentioned in the Amarna letters as Lakisha-Lakiša ( EA 287 , 288, 328, 329, 335). According to the Bible, the Israelites captured and destroyed Lachish for joining the league against the Gibeonites ( Joshua 10:31-33). The territory was later assigned to the tribe of Judah (15:39) and became part of the Kingdom of Israel . Of the cities in ancient Judah, Lachish was second in importance only to Jerusalem . One of the Lachish letters warns of the impending Babylonian destruction. It reads: "Let my lord know that we are watching over the beacon of Lachish, according to the signals which my lord gave, for Azekah is not seen." According to the prophet Jeremiah, Lachish and Azekah were the last two Judean cities before the conquest of Jerusalem (Jer. 34:7). This pottery inscription can be seen at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.

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Tel Lachish ( ; ; ), also known as Tell ed-Duweir , is the site of an ancient Near East city, now an archaeological site and an Israeli national park . Lachish is located in the Shephelah region of Israel between Mount Hebron and the Mediterranean coast. It is first mentioned in the Amarna letters as Lakisha-Lakiša ( EA 287 , 288, 328, 329, 335). According to the Bible, the Israelites captured and destroyed Lachish for joining the league against the Gibeonites ( Joshua 10:31-33). The territory was later assigned to the tribe of Judah (15:39) and became part of the Kingdom of Israel . Of the cities in ancient Judah, Lachish was second in importance only to Jerusalem . One of the Lachish letters warns of the impending Babylonian destruction. It reads: "Let my lord know that we are watching over the beacon of Lachish, according to the signals which my lord gave, for Azekah is not seen." According to the prophet Jeremiah, Lachish and Azekah were the last two Judean cities to fall before the conquest of Jerusalem (Jer. 34:7). This pottery inscription can be seen at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.

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Biblical city and an archeological site in Israel This article is about the ancient town. Lachish ( ; ; ) was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city in the Shephelah ("lowlands of Judea") region of Israel , on the south bank of the Lakhish River , mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible . The current tell (ruin) by that name, known as Tel Lachish ( ) or Tell ed-Duweir ( تل الدوير ), has been identified with the biblical Lachish. Today, it is an Israeli national park operated and maintained by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority . It lies near the present-day moshav of Lakhish . Lachish was first mentioned in the Amarna letters . In the Book of Joshua , Lachish is mentioned as one of the cities conquered by the Israelites for joining the league against the Gibeonites ( Joshua 10:31–33 ). The territory was later assigned to the tribe of Judah ( 15:39 ) and became part of the United Kingdom of Israel . Following the kingdom's partition, Lachish emerged one of the most important cities in the Kingdom of Judah , second only to the capital, Jerusalem . Lachish is best known for its siege and conquest by the Neo-Assyrians in 701 BCE, an event famously depicted on the Lachish reliefs , which can be seen today in the British Museum . According to the Book of Jeremiah , Lachish and Azekah were the last two Judean cities to fall to the Babylonians before the conquest of Jerusalem ( Jeremiah 34:7 ). One of the Lachish letters , written in 597–587 BCE, warns of the impending Babylonian destruction. It reads: "Let my lord know that we are watching over the beacon of Lachish, according to the signals which my lord gave, for Azekah is not seen." This pottery inscription can be seen at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. "Animal husbandry from the Middle Bronze Age through the Iron Age in the Shephelah—faunal remains from the new excavations at Lachish" .

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Biblical city and an archeological site in Israel This article is about the ancient town. Lachish ( Hebrew : לכיש , romanized : Lāḵîš ; Koine Greek : Λαχίς ; Latin : Lachis ) was an ancient Canaanite and later Israelite city in the Shephelah ("lowlands of Judea") region of Canaan on the south bank of the Lakhish River mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible . The current tell by that name, known as Tel Lachish ( Hebrew : תל לכיש ) or Tell el-Duweir ( تل الدوير ), has been identified with Lachish. Today, it is an Israeli national park operated and maintained by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority . It lies near the present-day moshav of Lakhish , which was named in honor of the ancient city. Lachish was first mentioned in the Amarna letters . In the Book of Joshua , Lachish is cited as one of the cities conquered by the Israelites for joining the league against the Gibeonites ( Joshua 10:31–33 ). The territory was later assigned to the tribe of Judah according to Joshua 15 :39 and became part of the united Kingdom of Israel . Following the kingdom's partition, Lachish emerged as one of the most important cities in the Kingdom of Judah , second only to the capital, Jerusalem . Lachish is best known for its siege and conquest by the Neo-Assyrian Empire in 701 BCE, an event famously depicted on the Lachish reliefs , which can be seen today in the British Museum . According to the Book of Jeremiah , Lachish and Azekah were the last two Judean cities to fall to the Neo-Babylonian Empire before the conquest of Jerusalem according to Jeremiah 34 :7. One of the Lachish letters , written in 597–587 BCE, warns of the impending Neo-Babylonian destruction. It reads: "Let my lord know that we are watching over the beacon of Lachish, according to the signals which my lord gave, for Azekah is not seen." This pottery inscription can be seen at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. The siege ramp at Lachish, designed for deploying battering rams against the city during the Neo-Assyrian siege, is the oldest known in the world and the sole example found in the ancient Near East . "Animal husbandry from the Middle Bronze Age through the Iron Age in the Shephelah—faunal remains from the new excavations at Lachish" . Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences . 13 (3): 38.

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