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Orange: Other cities of the Exarchate. A pentapolis (from Greek πεντα-penta-, 'five' and πόλις polis, 'city') is a geographic and/or institutional grouping of five cities. Cities in the ancient world probably formed such groups for political, commercial and military reasons, as happened later with the Cinque Ports in England.
This is the land that still remains: all the regions of the Philistines and all those of the Geshurites from Shihor, which is east of Egypt, northward to the boundary of Ekron. Joshua 13:13 counts it the border city of the Philistines and seat of one of the five Philistine city lords, and Joshua 15:11 mentions Ekron's satellite towns and villages.
Gath is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as one of the five main Philistine cities. [8] It was one of the last refuges of the Anakim in front of the conquering Israelites under Joshua . [ 9 ] Gath was either subdued during the days of prophet Samuel , [ 10 ] or by King David , [ 11 ] although the first book of Kings [ 12 ] states that in the time ...
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 ...
The California Economic Strategy Panel used employment and wage information reported by employers for public policy-making, planning, and program administration. [5] As an example of information reported by the panel, according to the 2009 report, the gross domestic product of the region had grown 68.5% in five years. [ 1 ]
Pages in category "Philistine cities" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ascalon; Ashdod; D.
Here's a visual report from Times photographer Robert Gauthier along the Southern California border. Men seeking asylum are detained by border patrol after crossing the US/Mexico border hours earlier.
Before 1768: An enlargeable territorial map of California tribal groups and languages prior to European contact within the modern day borders. Before 1768: An enlargeable map of the world showing the dividing lines for; Pope Alexander VI's Inter caetera papal bull (1493), the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494), and the Treaty of Saragossa (1529).