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The Philistines were a people who lived on Southern coast of [[Canaan]] around the time of the [[Israel]]ites.  They were one of Israel's greates enemies and the Bible recounts many of the Iraelite's struggles with the Philistines.  Goliath, who [[David]] killed was a famous Philistine warrior.

The '''Philistines''' were a people who lived on Southern coast of [[Canaan]] around the time of the [[Israel]]ites.  Both [[Abraham]] and [[Isaac]] lived in the land of the Philistines during their travels (Gen 21 & Gen 26).  The Philistine lands were avoided by the Jewish people while [[Moses]] was leading them through the desert.  (Ex 13:17).  The Philistines are not mentioned again until the book of [[Judges]] where they had become one of Israel's greatest foes, even subjugating them for a while.  The story of [[Sampson]] pitted the great warrior against the Philistines during a time when the Philistines had subjugated the Jews.  The quarrel with the Philistines went on over hundreds of years.  At the time of king [[Saul]] the Philistines were Israel's greatest foe.  [[Goliath]], who [[King David|David]] slew, was a famous Philistine warrior who had made the warriors of Israel tremble.  A common term of contempt for the Philistine was to refer to them as being "uncircumcised".

The word "philistine" has come to mean "uncultured, commonplace and prosaic" in Modern English.<ref>"The Concise Oxford English Dictionary", 6th Ed.</ref>

The word "philistine" has come to mean "uncultured, commonplace and prosaic" in Modern English.<ref>"The Concise Oxford English Dictionary", 6th Ed.</ref>