Philistia

English

A map locating the cities of the pentapolis of Philistia

Etymology

From Hebrew פלשת (Pleshet); see also Philistine, Palestine.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /fɪˈlɪstiə/

Proper noun

Philistia

1. An ancient pentapolis in south-western Levant, comprising Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, Gath, and Gaza.
   • 2010, Nancy R. Bowen, Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries: Ezekiel‎^[1], page 158:

     The Babylonian Chronicles recount Nebuchadnezzar's conquest of Philistia between 604–601 B.C.E.

   • 2010, Seymour Gitin, “Philistines in the Books of Kings”, in André Lemaire, Baruch Halpern, Matthew Joel Adams, editors, The Books of Kings: Sources, Composition, Historiography and Reception, page 317:

     With Assyria in full control of the Levantine littoral, Philistia, which was vital to Assyrian political and commercial aspirations, was treated leniently and was awarded “favored nation” status.

   • 2014, C. L. Crouch, The Making of Israel‎^[2], page 30:

     All of Assyria's dealings with Egypt were obliged to pass through Philistia; geographic expediency also seems to have resulted in most of Assyria's interactions with Judah progressing via Philistia.

Related terms

• Philistine (which see for more)

Translations

ancient pentapolis in the Levant

• Aramaic: ארע פלשתאי
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 非利士 (fei¹ lei⁶ si⁶)

  Hakka: 非利士 (Fî-li-sṳ)

  Hokkien: 非利士 (Hui-lī-sū)

  Mandarin: 非利士 (zh) (Fēilìshì)

• Esperanto: Filiŝtujo, Filiŝtio
• French: Philistie (fr)
• Hebrew: פְּלֶשֶׁת (he) f
• Italian: Filistia
• Portuguese: Filisteia
• Spanish: Filistea
• Yiddish: פּלשת (pleshes)

See also

• Category:Maps of Philistia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons