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The territory of Philistia included five major city-states: Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, and Gath. These cities formed a pentapolis, each ruled by its own king, yet they often acted in concert, especially in military endeavors against Israel.<br><br><b>Historical Background</b><br><br>The Philistines are believed to have been part of the Sea Peoples, a confederation of naval raiders who settled in the coastal regions of Canaan around the 12th century BC. Their origins are often traced back to the Aegean region, possibly from Crete or other nearby islands. The Philistines are noted for their advanced iron technology, which gave them a military advantage over the Israelites, who were primarily in the Bronze Age during the early encounters.<br><br><b>Biblical References</b><br><br>Philistia is first mentioned in the context of the patriarchs. In <a href="/genesis/21-32.htm">Genesis 21:32-34</a>, Abraham makes a covenant with Abimelech, the king of Gerar, a Philistine city. The Philistines are also mentioned in the context of Isaac's interactions with Abimelech in <a href="/bsb/genesis/26.htm">Genesis 26</a>.<br><br>The Philistines are most prominently featured in the narratives of the Judges and the early monarchy of Israel. They were a constant threat to Israel during the time of the Judges, as seen in the account of Samson, who fought against them (Judges 13-16). The Philistines captured the Ark of the Covenant during a battle at Ebenezer, but after experiencing divine retribution, they returned it to Israel (1 Samuel 4-6).<br><br>During the reign of King Saul, the Philistines were a formidable enemy. The famous battle between David and Goliath, the Philistine giant, took place in the Valley of Elah (1 Samuel 17). David's victory over Goliath marked a turning point in the conflict, leading to the eventual subjugation of the Philistines under King David's rule (<a href="/2_samuel/5-17.htm">2 Samuel 5:17-25</a>).<br><br><b>Prophetic Literature</b><br><br>The prophets also spoke against Philistia. Isaiah prophesied the downfall of Philistia, warning them not to rejoice over the fall of Assyria, as they too would face destruction (<a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Isaiah 14:29-31</a>). Jeremiah and Ezekiel also pronounced judgments against the Philistines, foretelling their ruin (Jeremiah 47; <a href="/ezekiel/25-15.htm">Ezekiel 25:15-17</a>).<br><br><b>Cultural and Religious Practices</b><br><br>The Philistines were known for their distinct culture and religious practices, which often clashed with those of the Israelites. They worshiped deities such as Dagon, whose temple was famously destroyed by Samson (<a href="/judges/16-23.htm">Judges 16:23-30</a>). The Philistines' religious practices and idolatry were a source of temptation and conflict for the Israelites, who were commanded to worship Yahweh alone.<br><br><b>Legacy</b><br><br>The Philistines eventually faded from history, likely assimilated into other cultures or displaced by subsequent empires. However, their interactions with Israel left a lasting impact on the biblical narrative, serving as a backdrop for many of the accounts of faith, deliverance, and divine intervention found in the Old Testament. The term "Philistine" has endured in modern language, often used metaphorically to describe someone who is uncultured or indifferent to the arts, reflecting the historical enmity between the Philistines and the Israelites.<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Philistia</span><p>(Heb. <i>Pelesheth</i>) (<i>land of sojourners</i>). The word thus translated (in) (<a href="/psalms/60-8.htm">Psalms 60:8</a>; <a href="/psalms/87-4.htm">87:4</a>; <a href="/psalms/108-9.htm">108:9</a>) is in the original identical with that elsewhere rendered Palestine, which always means land of the Philistines. (Philistia was the plain on the southwest coast of Palestine. It was 40 miles long on the coast of the Mediterranean between Gerar and Joppa, and 10 miles wide at the northern end and 20 at the southern.--ED.) This plain has been in all ages remarkable for the extreme richness of its soil. It was also adapted to the growth of military power; for while the itself permitted. the use of war-chariots, which were the chief arm of offence, the occasional elevations which rise out of it offered secure sites for towns and strongholds. It was, moreover, a commercial country: from its position it must have been at all times the great thoroughfare between Phoenicia and Syria in the north and Egypt and Arabia in the south.<a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Palestine (q.v.), "the land of the Philistines" (<a href="/psalms/60-8.htm">Psalm 60:8</a>; <a href="/psalms/87-4.htm">87:4</a>; <a href="/psalms/108-9.htm">108:9</a>). The word is supposed to mean "the land o<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">PHILISTIA</span><p>fi-lis'-ti-a: The country is referred to under various designations in the Old Testament: namely, pelesheth (Philistia) (<a href="/psalms/60-8/(Hebrew/10.htm">Psalm 60:8 (Hebrew 10</a>); 87:4), 'erets pelishtim, "land of the Philistines" (<a href="/genesis/21-32.htm">Genesis 21:32, 34</a>), geloth hapelishtim; Septuagint ge ton Phulistieim, "the regions of the Philistines" (<a href="/joshua/13-2.htm">Joshua 13:2</a>). The Egyptian monuments have Puirsatha, Pulsath (Budge), Peleset (Breasted) and Purasati (HGHL), according to the different voweling of the radicals; the Assyrian form is Palastu or Pilistu, which corresponds very closely to the Egyptian and the Hebrew. The extent of the land is indicated in <a href="/joshua/13-2.htm">Joshua 13:2</a> as being from the Shihor, or Brook of Egypt (Revised Version), to the border of Ekron, northward. The eastern border was along the Judean foothills on the line of Beth-shemesh (<a href="/1_samuel/6-9.htm">1 Samuel 6:9</a>) with the sea on the West. It was a very small country, from 25 to 30 miles in length and with an average width of about half the length, but it was fertile, being an extension of the plain of Sharon, except that along the coast high sand dunes encroached upon the cultivated tract. It contained many towns and villages, the most important being the five so often mentioned in Scripture: Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath and Ekron. The population must have been large for the territory, which enabled them to contend successfully with the Israelites, notwithstanding the superiority of position in the hills to the advantage of the latter.<br><br>H. Porter<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/108.htm"><span class="l">108. Azotos -- Azotus (ie Ashdod), a Philistine city</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Spelling: (ad'-zo-tos) Short Definition: Azotus, Ashdod Definition: Azotus, Ashdod,<br> a coast town of Palestine belonging to the ancient <b>Philistia</b>, and part of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/108.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/6430.htm"><span class="l">6430. Pelishti -- inhab. of <b>Philistia</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> inhab. of <b>Philistia</b>. Transliteration: Pelishti Phonetic Spelling: (pel-ish-tee')<br> Short Definition: Philistines. Word Origin from Pelesheth Definition inhab. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6430.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6062.htm"><span class="l">6062. Anaq -- "neck," a giant people around Hebron and in <b>...</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 6061, 6062. Anaq. 6063 . "neck," a giant people around Hebron and in <b>Philistia</b>.<br> Transliteration: Anaq Phonetic Spelling: (an-aw-kee') Short Definition: Anakim <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6062.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1651.htm"><span class="l">1651. Geshuri -- inhab. of Geshur, also a people South of <b>...</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> Geshuri. 1652 . inhab. of Geshur, also a people South of <b>Philistia</b>. Transliteration:<br> Geshuri Phonetic Spelling: (ghe-shoo-ree') Short Definition: Geshurites. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1651.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/8208.htm"><span class="l">8208. Shaphir -- "beauty," a place perhaps in <b>Philistia</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 8207, 8208. Shaphir. 8209 . "beauty," a place perhaps in <b>Philistia</b>.<br> Transliteration: Shaphir Phonetic Spelling: (shaf-eer') Short Definition: Shaphir. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8208.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6429.htm"><span class="l">6429. Pelesheth -- a territory on the S. Mediterranean coast of <b>...</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> Transliteration: Pelesheth Phonetic Spelling: (pel-eh'-sheth) Short Definition:<br> <b>Philistia</b>. Word <b>...</b> NASB Word Usage <b>Philistia</b> (8). Palestina <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6429.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_f/what_doest_thou_here.htm"><span class="l">What Doest Thou Here?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> He served him faithfully, and so, when the last great fight, in which Saul lost<br> his life, was about to be waged between <b>Philistia</b> and Israel, David and his men <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/what doest thou here.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/the_life_of_david/v_the_exilecontinued.htm"><span class="l">The Exile Continued.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> keeping to the safety of the tangled mountains, till, from the western side of the<br> hills of Judah, he looked down upon the broad green plain of <b>Philistia</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/the life of david/v the exilecontinued.htm</font><p><a href="/library/miller/the_city_of_delight/chapter_i_a_princes_bride.htm"><span class="l">A Prince's Bride</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Although it was a late winter day the old man was clad in the free white garments<br> of a midsummer afternoon, for to the sorrow of <b>Philistia</b> the cold season of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/miller/the city of delight/chapter i a princes bride.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_10_1864/enduring_to_the_end.htm"><span class="l">Enduring to the End</span></a> <br><b>...</b> fall full well he may, what mischief is done to the Church, what shouts are heard<br> among the adversaries, what dancings are seen among the daughters of <b>Philistia</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 10 1864/enduring to the end.htm</font><p><a href="/library/edersheim/sketches_of_jewish_social_life/chapter_5_in_judaea.htm"><span class="l">In Judaea</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the kings of the south; there Samson had come down upon the Philistines, and here<br> for long years had war been waged against the arch-enemy of Israel, <b>Philistia</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../edersheim/sketches of jewish social life/chapter 5 in judaea.htm</font><p><a href="/library/smith/jeremiah/appendix_ii.htm"><span class="l">Appendix ii.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> smote Gaza"a headline (with other particulars) wrongly prefixed by the Hebrew text,<br> but not by the Greek, to an Oracle upon an invasion of <b>Philistia</b> not from <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/smith/jeremiah/appendix ii.htm</font><p><a href="/library/mcfadyen/introduction_to_the_old_testament/zephaniah.htm"><span class="l">Zephaniah</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The oracle against Moab and Ammon, ii.8-10, countries which lay off the line of<br> the Scythian march southwards from <b>Philistia</b>, v.7, to Egypt, v.12, are for <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/mcfadyen/introduction to the old testament/zephaniah.htm</font><p><a href="/library/mcfadyen/introduction_to_the_old_testament/amos.htm"><span class="l">Amos</span></a> <br><b>...</b> ii., with his sense of an impartial and universal moral law, Amos sees the judgment<br> sweep across seven countries in the west"Aram, <b>Philistia</b>, Phoenicia, Edom <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/mcfadyen/introduction to the old testament/amos.htm</font><p><a href="/library/mcfadyen/introduction_to_the_old_testament/joel.htm"><span class="l">Joel</span></a> <br><b>...</b> slave-trade. The enemies"Edom, Phoenicia, <b>Philistia</b>, iii.4, l9"fit the<br> earlier period better than the Persian or Greek. In the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/mcfadyen/introduction to the old testament/joel.htm</font><p><a href="/library/leupold/exposition_of_genesis_volume_1/chapter_xx.htm"><span class="l">Chapter xx</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Note the following six points of difference: two different places are involved,<br> Egypt and <b>Philistia</b>; two different monarchs of quite different character; one <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xx.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/p/philistia.htm"><span class="l"><b>Philistia</b> (12 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>PHILISTIA</b>. <b>...</b> H. Porter. Multi-Version Concordance<br><b>Philistia</b> (12 Occurrences). Exodus 15:14 The peoples have heard. They tremble. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/philistia.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm"><span class="l">Philistines (224 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The Philistines are called Pulsata or Pulista on the Egyptian monuments; the land<br> of the Philistines (<b>Philistia</b>) being termed Palastu and Pilista in the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/philistines.htm - 75k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/geliloth.htm"><span class="l">Geliloth (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 10; the King James Version "border of," the Revised Version (British and American)<br> "region about," Jordan); and apparently, for the whole of <b>Philistia</b> (Joel 3:4 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/geliloth.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/washbasin.htm"><span class="l">Washbasin (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Washbasin (2 Occurrences). Psalms 60:8 Moab is my washpot; upon Edom do I cast<br> my shoe; <b>Philistia</b>, cry aloud because of me! (See RSV NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/washbasin.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/washbowl.htm"><span class="l">Washbowl (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance Washbowl (2 Occurrences). Psalms 60:8 Moab is my washpot;<br> upon Edom do I cast my shoe; <b>Philistia</b>, cry aloud because of me! (See NAS). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/washbowl.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wash-pot.htm"><span class="l">Wash-pot (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Wash-pot (2 Occurrences). Psalms 60:8 Moab is my wash-pot; upon Edom will I<br> cast my sandal; <b>Philistia</b>, shout aloud because of me. (DBY). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wash-pot.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/washpot.htm"><span class="l">Washpot (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Washpot (2 Occurrences). Psalms 60:8 Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out<br> my shoe: <b>Philistia</b>, triumph thou because of me. (KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/washpot.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/toss.htm"><span class="l">Toss (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> I will throw my shoe on Edom. I shout in triumph over <b>Philistia</b>." (See NIV). <b>...</b> I will<br> toss my sandal on Edom. I will shout over <b>Philistia</b>." (WEB NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/toss.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sandal.htm"><span class="l">Sandal (14 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Psalms 60:8 Moab is my wash-pot; upon Edom will I cast my sandal; <b>Philistia</b>, shout<br> aloud because of me. (DBY NIV). <b>...</b> I will shout over <b>Philistia</b>." (WEB DBY NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sandal.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/shephelah.htm"><span class="l">Shephelah (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> to near Beersheba; and it is only when the low hills are thus flung off the Central<br> Range into an independent group, separating Judea from <b>Philistia</b>, that the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/shephelah.htm - 15k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/difference-Israel-Palestine.html">What is the difference between Israel and Palestine? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Israel-Philistines.html">Why were the Philistines and the Israelites always at war? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/emerods.html">What were the emerods God afflicted the Philistines with in 1 Samuel 5? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Philistia (12 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/15-14.htm">Exodus 15:14</a></span><br />The peoples have heard. They tremble. Pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of <span class="boldtext">Philistia</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/60-8.htm">Psalms 60:8</a></span><br />Moab is my wash basin. I will throw my shoe on Edom. I shout in triumph over <span class="boldtext">Philistia</span>." <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/83-7.htm">Psalms 83:7</a></span><br />Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; <span class="boldtext">Philistia</span> with the inhabitants of Tyre;<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/87-4.htm">Psalms 87:4</a></span><br />I will record Rahab and Babylon among those who acknowledge me. Behold, <span class="boldtext">Philistia</span>, Tyre, and also Ethiopia: "This one was born there."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/108-9.htm">Psalms 108:9</a></span><br />Moab is my wash pot. I will toss my sandal on Edom. I will shout over <span class="boldtext">Philistia</span>." <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/9-12.htm">Isaiah 9:12</a></span><br />Aram from before, and <span class="boldtext">Philistia</span> from behind, And they devour Israel with the whole mouth. With all this not turned back hath His anger, And still His hand is stretched out.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Isaiah 11:14</a></span><br />And they shall fly down upon the shoulder of the Philistines on the west; together shall they spoil the children of the east; they shall put forth their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them. <br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Isaiah 14:29</a></span><br />Don't rejoice, O <span class="boldtext">Philistia</span>, all of you, because the rod that struck you is broken; for out of the serpent's root an adder will emerge, and his fruit will be a fiery flying serpent.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/14-31.htm">Isaiah 14:31</a></span><br />Howl, gate! Cry, city! You are melted away, <span class="boldtext">Philistia</span>, all of you; for smoke comes out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joel/3-4.htm">Joel 3:4</a></span><br />"Yes, and what are you to me, Tyre, and Sidon, and all the regions of <span class="boldtext">Philistia</span>? Will you repay me? And if you repay me, I will swiftly and speedily return your repayment on your own head.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/amos/6-2.htm">Amos 6:2</a></span><br />Pass ye over 'to' Calneh and see, And go thence 'to' Hamath the great, And go down 'to' Gath of the Philistines, Are 'they' better than these kingdoms? Greater 'is' their border than your border?<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/zechariah/9-6.htm">Zechariah 9:6</a></span><br />And dwelt hath a foreigner in Ashdod, And I have cut off the excellency of the Philistines.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/p/philistia.htm">Philistia</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/p/philistia--the_sea_coast_in_the_west_of_the_territories_of_the_tribes_of_dan_and_simeon.htm">Philistia: The Sea Coast in the West of the Territories of the Tribes of Dan and Simeon</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines (224 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/geliloth.htm">Geliloth (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/washbasin.htm">Washbasin (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p 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