Philistines
Sign in to savethumb|313x313px|The Philistines are generally identified with the "Peleset" appearing in ancient Egyptian records. This depiction of a Peleset warrior at [[Medinet Habu has also led to hypotheses that they were originally among the invading Sea Peoples, who contributed to the Late Bronze Age collapse.]] thumb|Map of Philistia (red) in the 9th century BC. The Philistines appear in the [[Hebrew Bible for their numerous armed conflicts with neighbouring Israel and Judah.]]
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The Philistines were an ancient people who appear in Egyptian records as the "Peleset" and may have been part of the Sea Peoples involved in the Late Bronze Age collapse; they are best known today from biblical accounts of their military conflicts with ancient Israel and Judah. Understanding the Philistines matters because they were a significant regional power in the ancient Mediterranean world and their interactions with early Israel shaped the political and military history of the Levant.
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- Name
- History
- Biblical accounts
- Origins
- Torah (Pentateuch)
- Deuteronomistic history
- The Prophets
- {{vanchor|Battles between the Israelites and the Philistines|Battles between Israel and the Philistines}}
- Origin
- Scholarly consensus
- The "Peleset" from Egyptian inscriptions
- "Walistina/Falistina" and "Palistin" in Syria
- Pro
- Contra
- ''phyle histia'' theory
- Genetic evidence
- Archaeological evidence
- Territory
- Egyptian inscriptions
- Material culture: Aegean origin and historical evolution
- Aegean connection
- Geographic evolution
- Early connections
- Burial practices
- Population
- Language
- Religion
- Economy
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- External links
thumb|313x313px|The Philistines are generally identified with the "Peleset" appearing in ancient Egyptian records. This depiction of a Peleset warrior at [[Medinet Habu has also led to hypotheses that they were originally among the invading Sea Peoples, who contributed to the Late Bronze Age collapse.]] thumb|Map of Philistia (red) in the 9th century BC. The Philistines appear in the [[Hebrew Bible for their numerous armed conflicts with neighbouring Israel and Judah.]]
The Philistines (; LXX ; ) were an ancient people who lived along the southern coast of Canaan during the Iron Age. Their territory was organized into a confederation of city-states known collectively as Philistia. They spoke the Philistine language, which is poorly attested, with debate ongoing among scholars as to whether the Philistines originally spoke an Indo-European language that gradually synthesized with the local Canaanite dialect continuum of the Northwest Semitic languages.