Place
Philistia
The Philistine coastal pentapolis — Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, Gath — judged in Zephaniah 2:4-7 and Amos 1:6-8.
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Where it is
- Region
- Coastal plain, southwest Canaan
- Kind of place
- Region
Philistia in Scripture
8 verses name it — all of them- Exodus 15:14The peoples have heard, they tremble: Pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia.
- Psalms 60:8Moab is my washpot; Upon Edom will I cast my shoe: Philistia, shout thou because of me.
- Psalms 83:7Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre:
- Psalms 87:4I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon as among them that know me: Behold, Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia: This one was born there.
- Psalms 108:9Moab is my washpot; Upon Edom will I cast my shoe; Over Philistia will I shout.
- Isaiah 14:29Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of thee, because the rod that smote thee is broken; for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth an adder, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.
- Isaiah 14:31Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou art melted away, O Philistia, all of thee; for there cometh a smoke out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.
- Joel 3:4Yea, and what are ye to me, O Tyre, and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? will ye render me a recompense? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompense upon your own head.