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Lachish

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[ley-kish] / ˈleɪ kɪʃ /

noun

  1. a Canaanite city captured by Joshua: now an archaeological site in Israel.


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Tel Lachish was an important city to an ancient people known as the Canaanites.

From NewsForKids.net • Nov. 15, 2022

The artifact had been in storage since 2016, when it was collected from the ruins of the ancient city of Tel Lachish.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2022

But the Tel Lachish comb was found in a much later archaeological context, and carbon dating failed to determine its exact age, the article notes.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2022

The others are Haroeh, north of Ramallah, Maale Rehavam, east of Bethlehem and Mitzpe Lachish, south of Hebron.

From BBC • May 16, 2013

Tell-el-Hasy, generally identified with the Lachish of the Old Testament.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various

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