Lachish: The City That Always Thought It Could

Lachish is dated to about 3200BC. Settlement at Lachish spanned the Canaanite era into the Babylonian period. It is called Tell ed-Duweir, or  Tel Lachish today, and it is owned by the Israel Antiquities Authority. It is situated in the hills of Judea 25 miles southwest of Jesrusalem. The meaning of the word Lachish is uncertain but may mean something like invincible. Only, it never was.

 

Lachish is mentioned in the Armana letters. It is mentioned in Egyptian and Assyrian chronicles, and it i...