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Philistia en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /fɪˈlɪstiə/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Hebrew פלשת (Pleshet); see also Philistine, Palestine.

Meanings

1. (historical) An ancient pentapolis in south-western Levant, comprising Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, Gath, and Gaza.
   • With Assyria in full control of the Levantine littoral, Philistia, which was vital to Assyrian political and commercial aspirations, was treated leniently and was awarded “favored nation” status. 2010, Seymour Gitin, “Philistines in the Books of Kings”, in André Lemaire, Baruch Halpern, Matthew Joel Adams, editors, The Books of Kings: Sources, Composition, Historiography and Reception, page 317:
   • All of Assyria's dealings with Egypt were obliged to pass through Philistia; geographic expediency also seems to have resulted in most of Assyria's interactions with Judah progressing via Philistia. 2014, C. L. Crouch, The Making of Israel, page 30:
   • The Babylonian Chronicles recount Nebuchadnezzar's conquest of Philistia between 604–601 B.C.E. 2010, Nancy R. Bowen, Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries: Ezekiel, page 158:

Relateds

Philistine

Translations (18)

fr Philistie (ancient pentapolis in the Levant) · hak 非利士 (ancient pentapolis in the Levant) · arc ארע פלשתאי (ancient pentapolis in the Levant) · eo Filiŝtio (ancient pentapolis in the Levant) · cmn 非利士 (ancient pentapolis in the Levant) · nan-hbl 非利士 (ancient pentapolis in the Levant) · nv Filístiya (ancient pentapolis in the Levant) · pt Filístia (ancient pentapolis in the Levant) · it Filistia (ancient pentapolis in the Levant) · he פְּלֶשֶׁת (ancient pentapolis in the Levant) · pl Filistea (ancient pentapolis in the Levant) · hi पलिश्त (ancient pentapolis in the Levant) · es Filistea (ancient pentapolis in the Levant) · tum Filisitiya (ancient pentapolis in the Levant) · pt Filisteia (ancient pentapolis in the Levant) · eo Filiŝtujo (ancient pentapolis in the Levant) · yi פּלשת (ancient pentapolis in the Levant) · yue 非利士 (ancient pentapolis in the Levant)