The Philistines ( / ? f ? l ? s t iː n z / , / ? f ? l ? s t a? n z / , / f ? ? l ? s t ? n z / , or / f ? ? l ? s t iː n z / ; ^[1] Hebrew : ????????????? , Pli?tim ) were a people described in the Bible . During the Judges period they were one of the Israelite 's most dangerous enemies . ^[2] Biblical scholars have connected the Philistines to other biblical groups such as Caphtorim and the Cherethites and Pelethites . Both have been identified with Crete , and leading to the tradition of an Aegean origin. ^[3]

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• The Museum of Philistine Culture

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National Geographic article Archived 2008-03-26 at the Wayback Machine

• List of Biblical References to Philistines or Philistia Archived 2006-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
• Tell es-Safi/Gath Archaeological Project Website Archived 2009-04-19 at the Stanford Web Archive
• Tell es-Safi/Gath Archaeological Project Blog
• Penn State University - The Sea Peoples and the Philistines (link broken)
• Neal Bierling, Giving Goliath his Due: New Archaeological Light on the Philistines (1992) Archived 2018-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
•   "Philistines"  . Catholic Encyclopedia . 1913.
• "Philistines"  . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.
• The Center for Online Judaic Studies: Ramesses III and the Philistines, 1175 BC
• Biblical Archaeology Review - Yavneh Yields Over a Hundred Philistine Cult Stands Archived 2012-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
• Neal Bierling. Giving Goliath His Due. New Archaeological Light on the Philistines Archived 2018-04-05 at the Wayback Machine

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