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  2. Philistines - Wikipedia

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    Philistine territory along with neighboring states; such as the separate kingdoms of Judah and Israel, in the 9th century BC. The Philistines (Hebrew: פְּלִשְׁתִּים, romanized: Pəlištīm; LXX: Koinē Greek: Φυλιστιείμ, romanized: Phulistieím; Latin: Philistaei) were an ancient people who lived on the south coast of Canaan during the Iron Age in a confederation of city ...

  3. Philistia - Wikipedia

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    The identity of the aforementioned Ziklag, a city which according to the Bible marked the border between the Philistine and Israelite territory, remains uncertain. [17] Philistia included Jaffa (in today's Tel Aviv), but it was lost to the Hebrews during Solomon's time. Nonetheless, the Philistine king of Ashkelon conquered Jaffa again circa ...

  4. Gath (city) - Wikipedia

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    These strata enable the study of the entire sequence of the Philistine culture, since at other Philistine sites (such as Ekron, Ashdod, and Ashkelon) these phases are not well represented. Archaeologists believe it was the largest city of the Southern Levant during the 10th and 9th centuries BCE.

  5. File:Kingdom of Philistines 830 map-es.svg - Wikipedia

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  6. Category:Philistine cities - Wikipedia

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    Cities associated with the Philistines. Asia portal; ... Pages in category "Philistine cities" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.

  7. Pentapolis - Wikipedia

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    The Philistine Pentapolis: Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Ekron, and Gath, all combined to make Philistia.; In the biblical Holy Land, Genesis 14 describes the region where five cities—Sodom, Gomorrah, Zoara, Admah and Zeboim—united to resist the invasion of Chedorlaomer, and of which four were shortly after destroyed.

  8. Ashdod (ancient city) - Wikipedia

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    By the beginning of the 12th century BCE, the Philistines, generally thought to have been one of the Sea Peoples, ruled the city. During their reign, the city prospered and was a member of the Philistine Pentapolis ('five cities'), [ 14 ] which included Ashkelon and Gaza on the coast and Ekron and Gath farther inland, in addition to Ashdod.

  9. File:Kingdoms around Israel 830 map.svg - Wikipedia

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    Added "Philistine City States" which was unintentionally missed off... 15:06, 29 October 2022: 720 × 859 (239 KB) Muchado: Coloured states, removed anachronistic Petra, added Bozrah, removed Urmomium (Your mom...!), edited Arabu to Arubu, edited to Philistine City States: 15:51, 10 February 2017: 720 × 859 (167 KB) Malus Catulus