The Philistines (Hebrew: פְלִשְׁתִּים, p'lishtim) (see "other uses" below) were a people who occupied the southern coast of Canaan, their territory being named Philistia in later contexts. Their origin has been debated among scholars. There is not enough information of the original language of the Philistines to relate it securely to any other languages. Biblical and related traditions differentiate between the original Philistines in the days of Abraham called Avvites and the later conquering Caphtorites who replaced them. It is theorized that the latter Philistines originated among the "sea peoples".
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| - The Philistines (Hebrew: פְלִשְׁתִּים, p'lishtim) (see "other uses" below) were a people who occupied the southern coast of Canaan, their territory being named Philistia in later contexts. Their origin has been debated among scholars. There is not enough information of the original language of the Philistines to relate it securely to any other languages. Biblical and related traditions differentiate between the original Philistines in the days of Abraham called Avvites and the later conquering Caphtorites who replaced them. It is theorized that the latter Philistines originated among the "sea peoples".
- Modern archaeology has also suggested early cultural links with the Mycenean world in Ancient Greece. The Philistines engaged in prolonged wars with their Hebrew neighbors, in which they were for long the stronger and dominant party until King David mastered iron-working and forged a strong Hebrew Kingdom of Israel. In later times, Philistines and Hebrews alike were decimated in the invasions of the Mesopotamian empires, Assyria and Babylon, and both afterwards became subjects of the Persian Empire.
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| - Modern archaeology has also suggested early cultural links with the Mycenean world in Ancient Greece. The Philistines engaged in prolonged wars with their Hebrew neighbors, in which they were for long the stronger and dominant party until King David mastered iron-working and forged a strong Hebrew Kingdom of Israel. In later times, Philistines and Hebrews alike were decimated in the invasions of the Mesopotamian empires, Assyria and Babylon, and both afterwards became subjects of the Persian Empire. The Philistines finally disappeared as a distinct ethnic group when assimilated in the dominant Greek culture of the Hellenistic period, though their coastal cities continued to flourish as Greek-speaking communities under the rule of various kings and later under the Roman Empire. The name "Palestine" or "Falastin" for the country, used in various contexts up to the present, is a conspicuous historical legacy of the Philistines.
- The Philistines (Hebrew: פְלִשְׁתִּים, p'lishtim) (see "other uses" below) were a people who occupied the southern coast of Canaan, their territory being named Philistia in later contexts. Their origin has been debated among scholars. There is not enough information of the original language of the Philistines to relate it securely to any other languages. Biblical and related traditions differentiate between the original Philistines in the days of Abraham called Avvites and the later conquering Caphtorites who replaced them. It is theorized that the latter Philistines originated among the "sea peoples". Modern archaeology has also suggested early cultural links with the Mycenean world in Greece. Though the Philistines adopted local Canaanite culture and language before leaving any written texts (and later adopted the Aramaic language), an Indo-European origin has been suggested for a handful of known Philistine words that survived as loan words in Hebrew.
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