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Philistia was a
confederation of five main
cities or
pentapolis in the
Southwest Levant, made up of prin****lly Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, Gath, and...
- the Iron Age in a
confederation of city-states
generally referred to as
Philistia.
There is
compelling evidence to
suggest that the
Philistines originated...
-
Avvim (Hebrew: עַוִּים, Modern: ʿAvvīm, Tiberian: ʿAwwīm) or
Avvites of
Philistia in the Old
Testament were a
people dwelling in Hazerim, or "the villages"...
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plant and
tossed away'. "Thrust": "pierced" Do not rejoice, all you of
Philistia,
Because the rod that
struck you is broken; For out of the serpent's roots...
- from Arabic. Persian: فلسطین (Felestin) Latin: Palæstina - same word as
Philistia Turkish:
Filistin An
early version of the name
Palestine was
first recorded...
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calls the area Palaistine,
referring to the
territory previously held by
Philistia, a
state that
existed in that area from the 12th to the 7th
century BCE...
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perhaps "because it was
located on the
western border of
Judah with
Philistia, a
place that was seen as the
gateway to the
kingdom of Judah." Julia...
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housed in the
British Museum.
Belligerents Kingdom of
Judah Phoenicia Philistia Supported by Ku****e
Egypt Neo-****yrian
Empire Commanders and leaders...
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before their destruction by ****yria, the
primary written language in
Philistia was a
Canaanite dialect that was
written in a
version of the West Semitic...
- 8th
century BC.
During Hanunu's reign, much of the Levant,
including Philistia, was
controlled by the Neo-****yrian Empire.
According to the
Hebrew Bible...
