The citadel is that which David conquered from the Jebusites in ca 1004 BC. The first Biblical mention of "Jerusalem" is inJoshua 10:1.The city is under the control of king Adoni-zedek. At the time of the conquest Jerusalem was an Amorite town. It, along with Hebron, Lachish, Jarmut...
Excavations, mainly in the 20th century, have unearthed the remains of many important Canaanite cities, including Bet Sheʾan, Gezer, Hazor, Jericho, Jerusalem, Lachish, Megiddo, and Shechem. The most important literary sources for the region’s history are the Old Testament; the Ras ...
Joshua 10:23 - And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, [and] the king of Eglon.2 Samuel 2:1 - And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of...
Joshua 10:23 - And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, [and] the king of Eglon.2 Samuel 2:1 - And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of...
1. Canaanite king of Hazor; leads confederacy against Joshua . . . Josh... Japhia Japhia—may He (God) cause to shine forth 1. King of Lachish; slain by Joshua . . . Josh... Jarmuth Jarmuth—height 1. Royal city of Canaan . . . Josh. 10:3King of, slain...
18:14 Lachish was an important ancient Canaanite and Israelite walled city in the lowlands of... 2 Kin. 18:15–17 18:15–17. Hezekiah’s large payment probably convinced Sennacherib that there must be much more... 2 Kin. 20:20 20:20. The...
6Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah, in Jerusalem,7when the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem and against all the cities of Judah that were left,Lachish andAzekah,for these were the onlyfortified cities of Judah that remained...