Рет қаралды 174
The legendary king of Assyria, king of the world made an epic battle against the Judean forces in this fortress within the foot of Judean hills. The battle was fierce and it is attested by the remains of weapons, scales of armor, hundreds of sling-stones, arrowheads, and archaeological and historical evidences. Tel Lachish, which borders on Wadi Lachish, is considered one of the most important archaeological mounds in the Judean Lowlands. It overlooks the ancient road from the lowlands to the mountains. In the Canaanites period and at the time of the Kingdom of Judah, Lachish was a key city in the region . Among the important finds on the mound: an Assyrian siege ramp, a Judahite palace and a Canaanite temple. At the foot of the mound are the farmlands of Moshav, Lachish, mainly vineyards, which preserve the cultural landscape of the mound throughout history.
Timestamps:
00:07 Tel Lachish Visitor Center
00:26 Tel Lachish National Park
02:02 City Gate
02:21 Confronting Enemy Treats- the City's Fortifications
02:28 Testimony to Approaching Disaster-the Lachish Letters
03:02 The Inner Gatehouse
04:34 Where did the People Live? [they are covered today}
04:38 Might and Authority-the Royal Palace
04:50 Lachish was not Uprooted-the New Settlement {Moshav Lachish}
05:13 Sennacherib's Prism {An Assyrian inscription in cuneiform on clay}
05:50 "..he and all his staff being at Lachish" {2 Chronicles 32:9} and {2Kings 19:35-37}
06:26 The Inhabitants Defend their City-the Counter ramp
07:39 The Fate of Lachish and the Kingdom of Judah
07:43 Sennacherib's Campaign
07:47 Why did Hezekiah Rebel?
07:50 Isaiah 36:1-2
07:55 Sennacherib's Prism
08:50 Royal Thrones of Judah {with the names of the monarchs according to the order of their reign}
10:00 the Temple
11:22 Jeremiah 34:7
11: 27 The End of the Battle Draws Near {"...we are watching for the fire signals of Lachish according to all the signs which my Lord has given, because we cannot see Azekah"}from Lachish Letter IV
15:00 The Demon in the Tree-the Christ's thorn Jujube
15:40 Where did the Water Come From? { in the Well}
16:40 The Well {it was dug to a depth of 44m, down to the water table}
19:16 The "Solar Shrine" [built in the Persian period}
20:18 The Quarry