Philistia consisted of Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, Gath, and Gaza.
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Philistia
//fɪˈlɪstiə//
Synonyms for "philistia"
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8 entriesTranslations
16 translations across 14 languages.
Aramaic
1 entries- ארע פלשתאי name (ancient pentapolis in the Levant)
Chinese
1 entries- 非利士 name (ancient pentapolis in the Levant)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 非利士 name (ancient pentapolis in the Levant)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 非利士 name (ancient pentapolis in the Levant)
Esperanto
2 entries- Filiŝtio name (ancient pentapolis in the Levant)
- Filiŝtujo name (ancient pentapolis in the Levant)
French
1 entries- Philistie name (ancient pentapolis in the Levant)
Hakka Chinese
1 entries- 非利士 name (ancient pentapolis in the Levant)
Hebrew
1 entries- פְּלֶשֶׁת name (ancient pentapolis in the Levant)
Italian
1 entries- Filistia name (ancient pentapolis in the Levant)
Navajo
1 entries- Filístiya name (ancient pentapolis in the Levant)
Portuguese
2 entries- Filisteia name (ancient pentapolis in the Levant)
- Filístia name (ancient pentapolis in the Levant)
Spanish
1 entries- Filistea name (ancient pentapolis in the Levant)
Tumbuka
1 entries- Filisitiya name (ancient pentapolis in the Levant)
Yiddish
1 entries- פּלשת name (ancient pentapolis in the Levant)
Sample sentences
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The Babylonian Chronicles recount Nebuchadnezzar's conquest of Philistia between 604–601 B.C.E.
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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.
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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.
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