PHILISTIA

LAND OF THE PHILISTINES

Definition

"The Land of the Philistines" on the southwestern coast of Palestine, belonged to the Promised Land and was assigned to Judah and Dan. No attempt was made to conquer it when the Israelites entered the land, therefore, the feuds began and never really ended. One of the reasons was the abominable idolatry of the Philistines. Their chief gods were Dagon and Beelzebub. After "the captivity" the kingdom of Philistia ceased to exist, and after Alexander the Great, nothing more is heard about the Philistines.

References

Genesis 21:32, Exodus 13:17, 1 Samuel 29:11, 1 Samuel 30:16, 1 Samuel 31:9, 1 Kings 4:21, 2 Kings 8:2, 1 Chronicles 10:9, 2 Chronicles 9:26, Psalms 60:8, Psalms 87:4, Psalms 108:9, Jeremiah 25:20, Zephaniah 2:5