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Lachish (; ; ) was an ancient Near East town located at the site of modern Tell ed-Duweir in the Shephelah, a region between Mount Hebron and the maritime plain of Philistia ( Joshua 10: 3, 5 ; 12: 11 ).

The town was first mentioned in the Amarna letters as Lakisha-Lakiša ( EA 287, 288, 328, 329, 335 ).

According to the Bible, the Israelites captured and destroyed Lachish for joining the league against the Gibeonites ( Joshua 10: 31-33 ), but its territory was later assigned to the tribe of Judah ( 15: 39 ) and became a part of the Kingdom of Israel.