Encyclopedia entry
Lasha
Fissure, a place apparently east of the Dead Sea (Gen. 10:19). It was afterwards known as Callirhoe, a place famous for its hot springs.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(fissure), a place noticed in (Genesis 10:19) as marking the limit of the country of the Canaanites. It lay somewhere in the southeast of Palestine. Jerome and other writers identify it with Callirrhoe, a spot famous for hot springs, near the eastern shore of the Dead Sea.
In the Bible
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Verses where Lasha is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Genesis 10:19
and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
Scripture on Lasha
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Lasha references
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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