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The Philistines figure prominently in the Old Testament, above all as Israel's worst enemy. Their presence in southern Canaan in the days of the last judges and the first kings was a serious threat to the southernmost Israelite tribes in particular.
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He changed the name of Jerusalem to Aelia Capitalina, and changed the name of Israel and Judea to Palestine. Hadrian’s selection of Palestine was purposeful, not accidental. He took the name of the ancient enemies of Israel, the Philistines, Latinized it to Palestine, and applied it to the Land of Israel.
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Now when the Philistines heard that the sons of Israel had gathered to Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the sons of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.
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GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995); Once again there was a battle between the Philistines and Israel. So David and his men went to fight the Philistines, but David became exhausted.
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and we are informed in the same passage that the domination of the Philistines over Israel had lasted forty years. In the subsequent chapters graphic accounts are given of the encounters between Samson and these enemies of his nation who were encroaching upon Israel's western border.
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After the Philistines captured the Ark of the Covenant during the battle at Aphek they brought it to Ashdod where they placed it in the temple of Dagon. On two consecutive mornings the residents of Ashdod awoke to find that their idol of Dagon had fallen on its face ... Area A Excavations -- Israel Antiquities Authority...
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New Price $31.16 ; List Price $39.95 eVIP Price $29.61 ; ... Cover Art for Biblical Peoples and Ethnicity: An Archaeological Study of Egyptians, Canaanites, Philistines, and Early Israel, 1300-1100 B.C.E.
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www.ecampus.com/book/1589830970
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Biblical Peoples and Ethnicity: An Archaeological Study of Egyptians, Canaanites, Philistines, and Early Israel, 1300-1100 B.C.E. by Author: Ann E. Killebrew; Binding: Paperback, 372 pages ; Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature;
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; So the Philistines fought and Israel was defeated, and every man fled to his tent; and the slaughter was very great, for there fell of Israel thirty thousand foot soldiers. ... GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995); The Philistines fought and defeated Israel. Every Israelite soldier fled to his tent. It was a major defeat...
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