Laish
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Laish was an ancient Canaanite city in northern Israel later conquered and renamed Dan by the Israelite tribe of Dan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Laish canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canaanite city
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ |
| alsoTransliteratedAs |
Laishah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leshem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalFindsInclude |
Canaanite cultic remains at Tel Dan
ⓘ
city gate complex at Tel Dan ⓘ fortification walls at Tel Dan ⓘ |
| associatedWithModernSite | Tel Dan GENERATED ⓘ |
| biblicalReference | Judges 18 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Israelites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tribe of Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Canaanite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | quiet and unsuspecting city in Judges 18 ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | tribe of Dan ⓘ |
| distanceDescription | far from Sidon according to Judges 18 GENERATED ⓘ |
| fate | burned and rebuilt as Dan ⓘ |
| geopoliticalRole | northern border marker of Israel as Dan ⓘ |
| governedBy | Canaanite rulers ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | Tel Dan archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalTransition | from Canaanite city to Israelite city Dan ⓘ |
| hydrologicalContext | near headwaters of the Jordan River ⓘ |
| languageContext | Northwest Semitic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterKnownAs | Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canaan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ region of Galilee ⓘ |
| locatedNear | sources of the Jordan River ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Judges
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| modernCountry | State of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearModernLocality |
Golan Heights region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Galilee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | land later allotted to tribe of Dan ⓘ |
| phraseAssociation | from Dan to Beersheba (Dan as former Laish) ⓘ |
| politicalStatusInJudges | isolated and lacking allies ⓘ |
| region | northernmost part of ancient Israel ⓘ |
| relatedBiblicalPlaceName | Dan GENERATED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | pre-Israelite Canaanite religion ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedBy | tribe of Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controlled approaches to the Huleh Valley
ⓘ
near important trade routes ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Bronze Age
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iron Age I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tribalAssociationAfterConquest | tribe of Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.