Why is the family important to american society?

The answer (I think) is the center of American social life and the primary social institution in whiich americans learn their values.

) the chinese armed forces had been removed from the city

the lachish letters were written by hoshaiah, a military officer stationed possibly in mareshah,   and sent to yaush, possibly the commanding officer at lachish.

the series of letters were written in carbon ink in ancient hebrew on clay ostraca, shortly before lachish fell to the babylonian army of king nebuchadnezzar in 588/6 bc during the reign of zedekiah, king of judah.