Philistia
Proper noun
  1. An ancient pentapolis in south-western Levant, comprising Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, Gath, and Gaza.
    • 2010, Seymour Gitin, Philistines in the Books of Kings, André Lemaire, Baruch Halpern, Matthew Joel Adams (editors), The Books of Kings: Sources, Composition, Historiography and Reception, page 317 ↗,
      With Assyria in full control of the Levantine littoral, Philistia, which was vital to Assyrian political and commercial aspirations, was treated leniently and was awarded “favored nation” status.
Related terms Translations
  • French: Philistie
  • Italian: Filistia
  • Portuguese: Filisteia
  • Spanish: Filistea



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