Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An ancient city of southern Palestine southwest of Jerusalem. It was probably inhabited as early as 3200 BC.
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Examples
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This minute confirmation of the truth of the Bible narrative is given not only by the name Lachish, which is contained in the inscription, but from the physiognomy of the captives brought before the king, which is unmistakably Jewish.
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God's quarrel with Lachish is that she is the beginning of sin, probably the sin of idolatry, to the daughter of Zion (v. 13); they had learned it from the ten tribes, their near neighbours, and so infected the two tribes with it.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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"Lachish," at which Sennacherib fixed his headquarters (2Ki 18: 14, 17;
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The prophet is referring to the invasion in 701 BCE by the Assyrian Emperor Sennacherib during which he besieged and destroyed the important Judean city of Lachish but turned back before conquering Jerusalem.
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I am quite aware of the limitations of genetics; that said, I was curious about the possible Aegean etymology of Lachish.
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Royjking2: "I am fascinated by Aegean substratum languages and there is a toponym: Lachish is the Southern Levant that is pre-Semitic."
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I am fascinated by Aegean substratum languages and there is a toponym: Lachish is the Southern Levant that is pre-Semitic.
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I did not judge Lachish as pre-Semitic--I recall it from perhaps the Anchor Bible Dictionary.
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Mordecai established the regional council of Lachish, which he headed.
Rivka Guber. 2009
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Reveal that Tiglath Pileser, Sennacherib's general, was victorious at the seige of Lachish but totally omits any mention of Jerusalem, thus no failures.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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