Archaeology · 8 · Josiah and Huldah
'We cannot see Azekah'
A letter from 586 BCE has an officer reporting to his commander at Lachish that he is watching for smoke signals, but Azekah's have gone dark.
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The silence likely meant Azekah had fallen to Babylon. Jeremiah describes Lachish and Azekah as the last fortified cities left in Judah. Soon Lachish's signal went out too.
Bible reference: Jeremiah 34:7
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 128
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