jan 1, 600 BC - Lachish Letters
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BIBLE HISTORY DAILYThe Lachish Letters
A Judahite archive from the First Temple period
Nathan Steinmeyer May 05, 2023
The Lachish Letters are a collection of texts excavated at biblical Lachish in southern Israel that date to the years immediately preceding the site’s destruction by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II in the early sixth century BCE, as described in the Book of Jeremiah. Although only a few of the inscriptions remain legible, the information they provide has made them a key to understanding and interpreting historical events surrounding the fall of the Kingdom of Judah in 586 BCE, especially as some may link directly to events recorded in Jeremiah.
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Date:
jan 1, 600 BC
Now
~ 2628 years ago