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Philistines (fĭl`ĭstēnz, fĭlĭs`–), inhabitants of Philistia, a non-Semitic people who came to Palestine from the Aegean (probably Crete), in the 12th cent. B.C. Their control of iron supplies and their tight political organization of cities made them a rival of the people of Israel for centuries. Philistine has come to mean an uncultured, materialistic person.
BibliographySee studies by T. Dothan (1982) and B. F. Griffin (1983). Philistines perennial rivals of Israel in Biblical times; looked upon as uncultured by Israelites. [Jewish Hist.: NCE, 2132] See : Philistinism |
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| -for verily the Philistines have either still hold upon the basket, or the Lord hath softened their hearts to place therein a beast of good weight In fact, placed before the strict and piercing truth, this whole story will fare like that fish, flesh, and fowl idol of the Philistines, Dagon by name; who being planted before the ark of Israel, his horse's head and both the palms of his hands fell off from him, and only the stump or fishy part of him remained. Where now are the Philistines, who so often held the children of Israel in bondage? |
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