A Brief Overview of Israel’s Battles with the Philistines
One with God is a Majority “Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand”(Leviticus 26:8) by Brent Hislop One of the greatest foes of ancient Israel was the Philistines, a warlike, idolatrous people who resided in the western coastal region of Israel. The name Philistine means immigrants, perhaps alluding to their likely being from Crete (Caphtor), Amos 9:7. Scripture records eight battles between the Philistines and Israel. Consider two of the more remarkable conflicts. […]