Philistia

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Type Region
Usage English, Biblical
Scripts פְּלֶשֶׁת(Ancient Hebrew)

Meaning & History

English form of Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת (Pelesheṯ) meaning "land of the Philistines". This was the name of a confederation of cities in Canaan inhabited by the Philistines. It was conquered by the Babylonians in the 7th century BC.