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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 [[Samson]] 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 threat. [[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 '''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 [[Samson]] 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 threat. [[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" (which is cognate with "Palestine") has come to mean "uncultured, commonplace and prosaic" in Modern English.<ref>"The Concise Oxford English Dictionary", 6th Ed.</ref>
[[Category: Biblical persons]]
[[Category: Biblical persons]]