Difference between revisions of "Lachish"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
| − | + | {{reflist}} | |
[[Category:Bible]] | [[Category:Bible]] | ||
[[Category:Biblical Places]] | [[Category:Biblical Places]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{Bible Cities}} | ||
Latest revision as of 18:57, May 10, 2017
Lachish was one of the strongest fortresses in Judah of ancient Israel. For that reason, the word means "impregnable" today.
Lachish had been a royal Canaanitish city, located in the Shephelah, a plain of Palestine.[1] The Israelites captured and destroyed it,[2] and then built their fortress. It was eventually overtaken by Sennacherib,[3] as recounted on slabs now held in the British Museum.
References