Philistia

English right|thumb|A map locating the cities of the pentapolis of Philistia Etymology From en he פלשת Pleshet; see also en Philistine, en Palestine. Pronunciation en /fɪˈlɪstiə/ GA Proper noun en historical An ancient pentapolis in south-western Levant, comprising Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, Gath, and Gaza. en 2010 Nancy R. Bowen Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries: Ezekiel 158 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=uChA883hBWcC&pg=PA158&dq=%22Philistia%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8SnjU_68Oc7j8AXKrYCIAw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Philistia%22&f=false The Babylonian Chronicles recount Nebuchadnezzar's conquest of Philistia between 604–601 B.C.E. en 2010 Seymour Gitin Philistines in the Books of Kings André Lemaire; Baruch Halpern; Matthew Joel Adams The Books of Kings: Sources, Composition, Historiography and Reception http://books.google.com.au/books?id=1SXbIFYu-ZAC&pg=PA317&dq=%22Philistia%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8SnjU_68Oc7j8AXKrYCIAw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Philistia%22&f=false 317 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. en 2014 C. L. Crouch The Making of Israel 30 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=pU73AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA30&dq=%22Philistia%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8SnjU_68Oc7j8AXKrYCIAw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Philistia%22&f=false 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. Related terms en Philistine which see for more Translations ancient pentapolis in the Levant Aramaic: arc ארע פלשתאי Chinese: Cantonese: yue 非利士 Hakka: hak 非利士 Fî-li-sṳ Hokkien: nan-hbl 非利士 Hui-lī-sū Mandarin: cmn 非利士 Fēilìshì Esperanto: eo Filiŝtujo, eo Filiŝtio French: fr Philistie Hebrew: he פְּלֶשֶׁת f Hindi: hi पलिश्त m Italian: it Filistia Navajo: nv Filístiya Polish: pl Filistea f Portuguese: pt Filisteia, pt Filístia Spanish: es Filistea Tumbuka: tum Filisitiya Yiddish: yi פּלשת pleshes See also Maps of Philistia