Laish

2 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Laish
     a lion. (1.) A city of the Sidonians, in the extreme north of
     Palestine (Judg. 18:7, 14); called also Leshem (Josh. 19:47) and
     Dan (Judg. 18:7, 29; Jer. 8:16). It lay near the sources of the
     Jordan, about 4 miles from Paneas. The restless and warlike
     tribe of Dan (q.v.), looking out for larger possessions, invaded


     this country and took Laish with its territory. It is identified
     with the ruin Tell-el-Kady, "the mound of the judge," to the
     north of the Waters of Merom (Josh. 11:5).
     
       (2.) A place mentioned in Isa. 10:30. It has been supposed to
     be the modern el-Isawiyeh, about a mile north-east of Jerusalem.
     
       (3.) The father of Phalti (1 Sam. 25:44).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Laish, a lion