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]

Lands of the Philistines

References

1. Dictionary.com – "Philistines".
2. Riad M. Nasser, Palestinian Identity in Jordan and Israel (New York: Routledge, 2005), p. 173
3. "CHERETHITES". jewishencyclopedia.com. 1906. Retrieved 25 September 2014.

Related pages

• The Museum of Philistine Culture

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.
• "Philistines" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.
• 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