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Lachish

American  
[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

Nonetheless, he added the discovery was highly significant, and will help solidify Tel Lachish as a center of the early alphabet development.

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

Now, in the remains of Lachish we can see its whole history.

From The Bible in its Making The most Wonderful Book in the World by Duff, Mildred