The Philistine language (/ˈfɪləstiːn, ˈfɪləstaɪn, fəˈlɪstən, fəˈlɪstiːn/) is the extinct language of the Philistines. Very little is known about the language...
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The Philistines (Hebrew: פְּלִשְׁתִּים, romanized: Pəlīštīm; LXX: Koinē Greek: Φυλιστιείμ, romanized: Phulistieím; Latin: Philistaei) were an ancient...
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the Mesha Stele and El-Kerak Stela. Other possible Canaanite languages: Philistine language – attested by several dozen inscriptions in Phoenician script...
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Graeco-Armenian Origin of the Albanians Graeco-Albanian Paleo-Balkan mythology Philistine language Prehistory of Southeastern Europe Armeno-Phrygians Friedman 2022...
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Samson (redirect from Samson Seized by Philistines)
who, sent by Philistine officials to entice him, orders a servant to cut his hair while he is sleeping and turns him over to the Philistines, who gouge...
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deprecates art, beauty, spirituality, and intellect. As a derogatory term, philistine describes a person who is narrow-minded and hostile to the life of the...
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The Philistines (Russian: Мещане, romanized: Meshchane) is the debut play by Maxim Gorky written in 1901. It was first published by Znaniye in 1902, subtitled:...
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Philistia (category Philistines)
for a time, Jaffa (present-day part of Tel Aviv). Scholars believe the Philistines were made up of people of an Aegean background that from roughly 1200...
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Consciously devised language Endangered language – Language that is at risk of going extinct Ethnologue#Language families Extinct language – Language that no longer...
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The Museum of Philistine Culture (Hebrew: המוזיאון לתרבות הפלשתים ע"ש קורין ממן) is an archaeological museum in Ashdod (Israel). The museum is dedicated...
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Peleset (category Philistines)
rendered as Peleset in the Egyptian language. Timeline of the name Palestine Israel Finkelstein, Is The Philistine Paradigm Still Viable?, in: Bietak,...
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(Ghana or Ivory Coast?) Okwa†? (West Africa) Dima-Bottego† (Ethiopia) Philistine† (Palestine) Iberian† (Spain and southern France) Minoan† (ancient Crete)...
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Beelzebub (category Articles containing Hebrew-language text)
occasionally known as the Lord of the Flies, is a name derived from a Philistine god, formerly worshipped in Ekron. In some Abrahamic religions he is described...
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Ekron (category Philistine cities)
Ekron (Philistine: 𐤏𐤒𐤓𐤍 *ʿAqārān, Hebrew: עֶקְרוֹן, romanized: ʿEqrōn, Arabic: عقرون), in the Hellenistic period known as Accaron (Greek: Ακκαρων,...
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Delilah (category Philistines)
as the final Judge of Israel. Delilah is bribed by the lords of the Philistines to discover the source of his strength. After three failed attempts at...
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Samson Option (category Articles containing Hebrew-language text)
pushed apart the pillars of a Philistine temple, bringing down the roof and killing himself and thousands of Philistines who had captured him. Israel refuses...
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extinct language may be narrowly defined as a language with no native speakers and no descendant languages. Under this definition, a language becomes...
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Goliath (category Philistines)
Goliath (/ɡəˈlaɪəθ/ gə-LY-əth) is a Philistine warrior in the Book of Samuel. Descriptions of Goliath's immense stature vary among biblical sources, with...
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Ekron Royal Dedicatory Inscription (category Philistine inscriptions)
connected body of text to be identified as "Philistine", based on Ekron's identification as a Philistine city in the Bible (see Joshua 13:3 and 1 Samuel...
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Hershel (2010). "Oldest Hebrew Inscription Discovered in Israelite Fort on Philistine Border". Biblical Archaeology Review. 36 (2): 51–6. Archived from the...
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Timnah (redirect from Timnath (Philistine city))
Timnath or Timnah was a Philistine city in Canaan that is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in Judges 14 and in connection with Samson. Modern archaeologists...
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Gath (city) (category Philistine cities)
romanized: Gaṯ, lit. 'wine press'; Latin: Geth, Philistine: 𐤂𐤕 *Gīt) was one of the five cities of the Philistine pentapolis during the Iron Age. It was located...
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Gerar (category Philistine cities)
Gerar (Hebrew: גְּרָר Gərār, "lodging-place") was a Philistine town and district in what is today south central Israel, mentioned in the Book of Genesis...
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Ziklag (category Philistine cities)
southwest of what was the Kingdom of Judah. It was a provincial town in the Philistine kingdom of Gath when Achish was king. Its exact location has not been...
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Ascalon (category Philistine cities)
Ascalon (Philistine: 𐤀𐤔𐤒𐤋𐤍, romanized: *ʾAšqalōn; Hebrew: אַשְׁקְלוֹן, romanized: ʾAšqəlōn; Koinē Greek: Ἀσκάλων, romanized: Askálōn; Latin: Ascalon;...
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Ancient Semitic-speaking peoples (category Semitic languages)
detailed information about their language.[failed verification] An Indo-European Anatolian origin is also supported by Philistine pottery, which appears to have...
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Sil-Bel (category Philistine kings)
Ṣil-Bel (Philistine: 𐤑𐤋𐤁𐤏𐤋* *Ṣīlbaʿl, probably "(in the) shadow/protection of Baal", cf. Bezalel; Akkadian: 𒉣𒂗 ṣil-bēl) or Ṣilli-Bel (Akkadian:...
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Philistine – spoken by Philistines in coastal Canaan, mainly in the southwest coast, it may have been an Anatolian, Hellenic or Illyrian language. Tartessian...
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Hitchcock, Louise A. "The Appearance, Formation and Transformation of Philistine Culture: New Perspectives and New Finds". Retrieved 2024-08-13. Thereafter...
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Books of Samuel (category Articles containing Hebrew-language text)
Ark of the Covenant follows. It tells of Israel's oppression by the Philistines, which brought about Samuel's anointing of Saul as Israel's first king...
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