A dictionary of the . l they Iwere driven out by the Caphtorim. This jseems to indicate a second immigration Iof Philistines, probably direct fromCrete or Cyprus, that may have takenplace but little before the time of found them in possession ofthe south country, but they seem thento have treated with him as an equal inpower. He made a treaty with their chief,Abimelech, at Beersheba, and this treatywas renewed in the days of Isaac. : 32, 33 ; 26 : 12-23. But at the Exodus the Philistines seemto have been such a mighty and warlikepeople that it was thought best for
A dictionary of the . l they Iwere driven out by the Caphtorim. This jseems to indicate a second immigration Iof Philistines, probably direct fromCrete or Cyprus, that may have takenplace but little before the time of found them in possession ofthe south country, but they seem thento have treated with him as an equal inpower. He made a treaty with their chief,Abimelech, at Beersheba, and this treatywas renewed in the days of Isaac. : 32, 33 ; 26 : 12-23. But at the Exodus the Philistines seemto have been such a mighty and warlikepeople that it was thought best for theIsraelites to avoid their land, lest thepeople repent when they see war, andthey return to Egypt. Ex. 13 : 17. Thenceforward, during the whole pe-riod of 0. T. history, the Israelites andthe Philistines were frequently broughtin contact. The Philistines are men-tioned three hundred and ten times inthe 0. T. from Genesis to Zechariah, butthe limits of this article will allow ofonly the briefest outline of the Philistine, (From an Egyptian Painting.) The land of the Philistines was withinthe limits of the land promised to Israel,Num. 34 : 5, 6; Eze. 13 : 17; 23 : 31,and it was assigned to Judah and Dan, Josh. 15 : 45-47; 19 : 41-45, but no at-tempt to conquer it was made underJoshuas leadership. They had a leagueof their five chief towns, Gaza, Ashdod,Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, under thedirection of the five lords or kings. After Joshuas death Gaza, Ashkelon,and Ekron were taken, Jud. 1:18, butnot permanently held, by Israel. ThePhilistines gained the ascendency andlong held it, although occasionallyshaken off for a brief period, as byShamgar, Jud. 3 : 31; 10 : 7; andSamson. Jud. 13 to 16. Even Samson,who broke up the subjection of fortyyears, did not succeed in permanentlydelivering his people from the Philistineyoke. Under Eli the Israelites againresisted, but were defeated at Aphek,30,000 slain, and the ark Sam. 4 : 1-11. Under Samuels leader-ship
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