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Philistine

A maritime people group who were the primary military and political rivals of ancient Israel.

The Philistines were a non-Semitic people who settled along the Mediterranean coast of Canaan. They served as a persistent threat to Israel, frequently engaging in warfare during the periods of the judges and the early monarchy. Their interactions with figures like Samson, Saul, and David highlight the ongoing struggle for territorial control and the spiritual testing of Israel.

In the text

Verses
240
Books
18
First appears
Genesis 10:14
Last appears
Zechariah 9:6

Where Philistine appears

240 verses · 66 chapters
  1. Genesis 10Verse 14
  2. Genesis 21Verses 32, 34
  3. Genesis 26Verses 1, 8, 14–15, 18
  4. Exodus 13Verse 17
  5. Exodus 15Verse 14
  6. Joshua 13Verses 2–3
  7. Judges 3Verses 3, 31
  8. Judges 10Verses 6–7, 11
  9. Judges 13Verses 1, 5
  10. Judges 14Verses 1–4
  11. Judges 15Verses 3, 5–6, 9, 11–12, 14, 20
  12. Judges 16Verses 5, 8–9, 12, 14, 18, 20–21, 23, 27–28, 30
  13. 1 Samuel 4Verses 1–3, 6–7, 9–10, 17
  14. 1 Samuel 5Verses 1–2, 8, 11
  15. 1 Samuel 6Verses 1–2, 4, 12, 16–18, 21
  16. 1 Samuel 7Verses 3, 7–8, 10–11, 13–14
  17. 1 Samuel 9Verse 16
  18. 1 Samuel 10Verse 5
  19. 1 Samuel 12Verse 9
  20. 1 Samuel 13Verses 3–5, 11–12, 16–17, 19–20, 23
  21. 1 Samuel 14Verses 1, 4, 11, 19, 21–22, 30–31, 36–37, 46–47, 52
  22. 1 Samuel 17Verses 1–4, 8, 10–11, 16, 19, 21, 23, 26, 32–33, 36–37, 40–46, 48–55, 57
  23. 1 Samuel 18Verses 6, 17, 21, 25, 27, 30
  24. 1 Samuel 19Verses 5, 8
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