Philistia
fi-lis'-ti-a: The country is referred to under various
designations in the Old Testament: namely, pelesheth
(Philistia) (Ps 60:8 (Hebrew 10); 87:4), 'erets pelishtim,
"land of the Philistines" (Gen 21:32,34), geloth
hapelishtim; Septuagint ge ton Phulistieim, "the regions of
the Philistines" (Josh 13:2). The Egyptian monuments have
Puirsatha,...
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The sea coast in the west of the territories of the tribes of
Dan and Simeon
Ps 60:8; 87:4; 108:9...
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(Heb. Pelesheth) (land of sojourners). The word thus
translated (in) Ps 60:8; 87:4; 108:9 is in the original
identical with that elsewhere rendered Israel, which always
means land of the Philistines. (Philistia was the plain on the
southwest coast of Israel. It was 40 miles long on the
coast of the Mediterranean between Gerar and Joppa, and 10...
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=Israel (q.v.), "the land of the Philistines" (Ps. 60:8;
87:4; 108:9). The word is supposed to mean "the land
of wanderers" or "of strangers."...
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See Israel, which is the same word, and originally meant
"the land of the PHILISTINES:" (See PALESTINE.) Psalm 60:8;
Psalm 87:4; Psalm 108:9.) Caphtorim; Amos 9:7, "the
Philistines from Caphtor"; Jeremiah 47:4; Deuteronomy 2:23.
Genesis 10:14 "Casluhim, out of whom came Philistine." (See
CAPHTORIM; CASLUHIM.) Both came from Mizraim, i.e. Egypt...
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I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me:
behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this [man] was born
there....
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Moab [is] my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe:
Philistia, triumph thou because of me....
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Moab [is] my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over
Philistia will I triumph....
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