The Philistines were a group of people who arrived in the Levant (an area that includes modern-day Israel, Gaza, Lebanon and Syria) during the 12 th century B.C. They came during a time when ...

Languages; English. You can get in touch with Hannah by emailing h.osborne@newsweek.com The ancient remains of 10 Biblical Philistines uncovered at an Iron Age cemetery are helping scientists ...

The Philistines in the Bible Amos 9:7 seems to corroborate the above view when it states that the Philistines were originally from Captor, which is most likely a reference to Crete and would ...

The Philistines lived in the region between the 12th and 7th centuries B.C. But scholars say they're trying to get beyond the one-sided account of the Philistines.

Modern archaeologists agree that the Philistines were different from their neighbors: Their arrival on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean in the early 12th century B.C. is marked by pottery ...

Goliath was a mighty Philistine warrior who appears as a giant in the Bible and was an enemy of the Israelites whom David killed.

which archaeologists have connected to the people known as Philistines in the Bible. The simpler burials at Tell Erani reflect a place with less wealth, and the authors wondered if it would have ...

A new study into the archaeological remains of food and plant matter found at two Philistine temples in the biblical city of Gath has revealed new details on the extinct culture’s traditions and ...

The Philistines have been described as probably the biggest villains of the Hebrew Bible. Likely originating in Crete, they ...