The Lachish Letters are a collection of ostraca (inscribed pottery sherds) discovered in Lachish, Israel, dating back to the 7th century BCE. They provide valuable insights into daily life and administrative affairs in Judah during the final years before the Babylonian conquest in 586 BCE.
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Joshua.
What cities?
Hundreds, too many to list. They are named in the Book of Joshua. Here are some:Jericho, Ai, Beth-el, Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, Eglon, Gezer, Debir, Geder, Hormah, Arad, Libnah, Adullam, Makkedah, Tappuah, Hepher, Aphek, Madon, Hazor, Shimron-meron, Achshaph, Taanach, Megiddo, Kedesh, Jokneam, Dor, Goiim, Tirzah.
AnswerIsrael, the northern Hebrew kingdom came to an end as an independent state in 722 with the capture of Samaria and loss of part of its population through the Assyrian policy of deportation, while others fled to Judah in the south.
In order to remain autonomous, the southern kingdom of Judah was forced to be totally submissive, although King Hezekiah (715-687/6 BCE) rebelled against the Assyrian King Sennacherib in 701 BCE. The attempted rebellion was a disaster and the great city of Lachish fell to the Assyrians, although Jerusalem itself was not taken.