Scripture: Jeremiah 34:7
As Babylon closes in, Lachish and Azekah are the last fortified cities of Judah still standing.
Pottery sherds with ink letters found by James Starkey at Lachish in 1935, written just before the Babylonian conquest. Letter 4 says the writer is watching for the fire signals of Lachish 'for we cannot see Azekah', suggesting Azekah had already fallen.
Tel Lachish, IsraelView on OpenStreetMap
