The view from the top of Lachish is something I would suggest that you should not miss in Israel. Truly, the modern vineyards below the valley decorate the surrounding so beautifully that it’s a breathtaking experience. Considering the fact that almost 2700 years ago, Lachish had a similar viewpoint makes me feel unbelievable. When Lachish was destroyed by the Assyrian King Sennacherib in 701 BC (2 Kings 18:13), the view so impressed Sennacherib that when he boasted of his conquest of Lachish in reliefs on his palace in Nineveh (Iraq), he adorned them with grapevines!! I guess the reliefs are now restored in British Museum.
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