International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Laishah

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Laishah


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la-ı̄´sha, lā´ish-a (לישׁה, layshāh, the King James Version, Laish): A place named in with Gallim and Anathoth. It should apparently be sought on the North of Jerusalem. Some would identify Gallim with Beit Jāla, near Bethlehem. Conder suggests ‛Îsāwı̄yeh on the eastern slope, to the North-Northeast of the Mount of Olives.