If you take the Old Testament literally ... us from Samson’s reluctance to do violence against the oppressive Philistines on behalf of his people to his ultimate capture and redemption.

T he Bible presents the Philistines as notable enemies of Israel and they are involved in some iconic scenes from the Old Testament. Among these are the narratives of David and Goliath, the ...

SAN ANTONIO — A roughly 3,000-year-old cemetery on Israel ... look at burial practices of the Philistines, a mysterious population known from the Old Testament for having battled the Israelites.

The first-ever study of DNA recovered from an ancient Philistine site is providing a unique genetic insight into the origins of some of the most notorious troublemakers of the Old Testament.

The city was rebuilt more than a millennium later by the Philistines, known from the Old Testament as enemies of the Israelites (SN: 11/22/16). Gath reached its peak during the Iron Age around ...

In the Old Testament, the Philistines don’t come off very well—they are constantly battling the Israelites. The most famous Philistine by far is the giant warrior Goliath, who a young King ...

Zephaniah singled out the Philistines among Judah's neighbours ... Whether the inscription proves the Old Testament prophet right or simply proves the city was destroyed might be a matter of ...

Beyond the previously scanty archaeological record, the Philistines are known mostly from the Old Testament account given by their neighbours and bitter enemies, the ancient Israelites.

In 1972, a Philistine temple from the 11th century ... It comes down to the complex issue of the Old Testament use of numbers. The Book of Judges, like other Old Testament books, appears to ...