Philistia

The Pentapolis is described in the Hebrew Bible as being in constant struggle and interaction with the neighbouring Egyptians, Israelites and Canaanites, gradually absorbing the Canaanite culture. Philistia is described to have ruled major parts of southern Canaan at the peak of its expansion, but was eventually conquered and subdued by neighbouring Israelites. The Pentapolis was not mentioned again in the Bible following the Assyrian conquest of the Levant in 722 BC.

Geo-political region occupied by the Philistines Today part of Israel Palestine Egypt Second Temple period Timeline Rabbinic period and the Middle Ages Modern era Timeline 1517–1948: Ottoman rule Old Yishuv Zionism Yishuv OETA British Mandate Balfour Declaration 1948–present : State of Israel years Independence Arab–Israeli conflict Iran–Israel proxy conflict By topic Demographics Judaism Leaders Warfare Zionism Jerusalem Related Jewish history Hebrew calendar Archaeology Museums Maps Travelogues Israel portal v t e Philistia ( ; Koine Greek ( LXX ): Γῆ τῶν Φυλιστιείμ, romanized : gê tôn Phulistieìm ) was a confederation of five main cities or pentapolis in the Southwest Levant, made up of principally Gaza , Ascalon , Ashdod , Ekron , and Gath , and for a time, Jaffa . Scholars believe the Philistines were made up of people of an Aegean background that from roughly 1200 BC onwards settled in the area and mixed with the local Canaanite population, and came to be known as Peleset , or Philistines. At its maximum territorial expansion, its territory may have stretched along the Canaanite coast from Arish in the Sinai (today's Egypt) to the Yarkon River (today's Tel Aviv), and as far inland as Ekron and Gath. Nebuchadnezzar II invaded Philistia in 604 BC, burned Ashkelon, and incorporated the territory in the Neo-Babylonian Empire ; Philistia and its native population the Philistines disappear from the historic record after that year. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (321). The New York Times . I am willing to state flatly that the Sea Peoples, including the Philistines, were Mycenaean Greeks

Geo-political region occupied by the Philistines Today part of Israel Palestine Egypt Second Temple period Timeline Rabbinic period and the Middle Ages Modern era Timeline 1517–1948: Ottoman rule Old Yishuv Zionism Yishuv OETA British Mandate Balfour Declaration 1948–present : State of Israel years Independence Arab–Israeli conflict Iran–Israel proxy conflict By topic Demographics Judaism Leaders Warfare Zionism Jerusalem Related Jewish history Hebrew calendar Archaeology Museums Maps Travelogues Israel portal v t e Philistia was a confederation of five main cities or pentapolis in the Southwest Levant, made up of principally Gaza , Ashkelon , Ashdod , Ekron , Gath , and for a time, Jaffa (part of present-day Tel Aviv-Yafo ). Scholars believe the Philistines were made up of people of an Aegean background that from roughly 1200 BC onwards settled in the area and mixed with the local Canaanite population, and came to be known as Peleset , or Philistines. At its maximum territorial expansion, its territory may have stretched along the Canaanite coast from Arish in the Sinai (today's Egypt) to the Yarkon River (today's Tel Aviv), and as far inland as Ekron and Gath. Nebuchadnezzar II invaded Philistia in 604 BC, burned Ashkelon, and incorporated the territory into the Neo-Babylonian Empire ; Philistia and its native population the Philistines disappear from the historic record after that year. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ). Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (321). The New York Times . I am willing to state flatly that the Sea Peoples, including the Philistines, were Mycenaean Greeks