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People group

Philistines

people group

Coastal people of five cities including Gaza and Ekron who served as Israel's chief antagonists in Judges and 1 Samuel.

251 appearances19 Bible books2 known aliases

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A people of the southern coastal plain organized around five cities including , , and . They are Israel's chief antagonists through Judges and 1 , producing figures like and the lords who oppress . first rises to fame fighting them and later subdues them as king.

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