📚 name • entry_id 58072
Philistia
/fɪˈlɪstiə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
Filistea
An ancient pentapolis in south-western Levant, comprising Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, Gath, and Gaza.
The Babylonian Chronicles recount Nebuchadnezzar's conquest of Philistia between 604–601 B.C.E.
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…
Phrases
No hay frases
Word forms
No hay formas