Paléstiné

Palestine Musi Alternative forms mui Peléstiné Etymology From mui la Palaestīna Roman province of Palestine, from mui grc Παλαιστίνη Philistia and the surrounding region, from mui he פְּלֶשֶׁת Philistia, land of the Philistines p'léshet.Martin Sicker, Reshaping Palestine (1999, 0275966399, page ix: The name Palestine has its origin in the Hebrew Peleshet, first mentioned in the Bible (Exodus 15:14) in reference to the land of the Pelishtim, or Philistines, one group of the Sea Peoples that invaded the region during the early biblical period. The term P-l-s-t or P-r-s-t, found in five Ancient egy - inscriptions (beginning with one at Medinet Habu from circa 1170 and ending with Padiiset's Statue inscription from circa 900-850 ) as the name of a people near Egypt, is traditionally taken to be cognate.Geoffrey W. Bromiley, The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, volume 4 (1995, 0802837840, page 43Ann E. Killebrew, The Philistines and Other “Sea Peoples” in Text and Archaeology (2013) Seven Assyrian inscriptions contain the word "Palas(h)tu" or "Pilistu", which is usually also taken to be cognate.Gösta W. Ahlström, The History of Ancient Palestine from the Palaeolithic Period to Alexander's ConquestThe Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of the Levant: c. 8000-332 BCE (2014, 0191662550, The first Assyrian reference to 'palashtu' or 'Philistia' appears in Adad-nirari III's inscriptions where, in the Stone Slab, he claims to have subdued Amurru in its entirety, defining it as, 'Tyre, Siden, Humri (Israel), Edom, Palashtu, as far as the great sea of the setting sun', and imposed tax and tribute upon them (Grayson 1996: 212–13). Pronunciation mui /pʌ.lɛs.tɪ.nʌ/ mui Pa lés ti né Proper noun mui proper noun mui country r/West Asia Palestine See also References Further reading Paléstiné mui