Philistines
ancient people known for their conflict with the Israelites described in the Bible
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Summary
Philistines is a historical ethnic group[1]. Philistines ranks in the top 1% of historical ethnic group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,888 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Phoenician religion[3]
- Country: Philistia[4]
- Commons category: Philistines[5]
- Topic's main category: Category:Philistines[6]
- Depicted by: Samson and the Philistine statuette[7], Samson and the Philistines[8]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[9], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[11], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15], The New Student's Reference Work[16]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Philistine[17]
- Different from: Philister[18]
- P14541: 2XkBhN[19]
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Influence
Things named for Philistines include philistinism[20], an attitude[21].
Why It Matters
Philistines has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Philistines is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]
Entities named for Philistines include philistinism[20], an attitude[21].