Philistines
The Philistines (/ˈfɪlɪstiːnz/, /ˈfɪlɪstaɪnz/, /fɪˈlɪstɪnz/, or /fɪˈlɪstiːnz/;[1] Hebrew: פְּלִשְׁתִּים, Plištim) were a people described in the Bible. During the Judges period they were one of the Israelite's most dangerous enemies.[2] Biblical scholars have connected the Philistines to other biblical groups such as Caphtorim and the Cherethites and Pelethites. Both have been identified with Crete, and leading to the tradition of an Aegean origin.[3]
Philistines Media
Confederacy of Philistia in the 9th century BCE
Migrations, invasions and destructions during the end of the Bronze Age (c. 1200 BC), Topography taken from DEMIS Mapserver, which are public domain, other wise self-made.
Samson slays a thousand men with the jawbone of an ass (watercolor circa 1896–1902 by James Tissot).
Peleset, captives of the Egyptians, from a graphic wall relief at Medinet Habu, in about 1185-52 BC, during the reign of Ramesses III
Land of the Philistines, Philistia (lower left), and the twelve tribes of Israel, based on the Book of Joshua, around 1200–1050 BC
A Peleset & Sherden prisoner (Sea People’s) being led by an Egyptian soldier under Ramesses III, Medinet Habu temple.
Philistine pottery, Corinne Mamane Museum of Philistine Culture
References
- ↑ Dictionary.com – "Philistines".
- ↑ Riad M. Nasser, Palestinian Identity in Jordan and Israel (New York: Routledge, 2005), p. 173
- ↑ "CHERETHITES". jewishencyclopedia.com. 1906. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
Related pages
Other websites
National Geographic article Archived 2008-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
- List of Biblical References to Philistines or Philistia Archived 2006-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Tell es-Safi/Gath Archaeological Project Website Archived 2009-04-19 at the Stanford Web Archive
- Tell es-Safi/Gath Archaeological Project Blog
- Penn State University - The Sea Peoples and the Philistines (link broken)
- Neal Bierling, Giving Goliath his Due: New Archaeological Light on the Philistines (1992) Archived 2018-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
"Philistines". Catholic Encyclopedia. (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company. 
"Philistines". Encyclopædia Britannica (Eleventh). (1911). Cambridge University Press. - The Center for Online Judaic Studies: Ramesses III and the Philistines, 1175 BC
- Biblical Archaeology Review - Yavneh Yields Over a Hundred Philistine Cult Stands Archived 2012-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
- Neal Bierling. Giving Goliath His Due. New Archaeological Light on the Philistines Archived 2018-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
