Philistines

Ancient Filipino seafarers mastered ocean voyages 40,000 years ago, new study reveals

Microscopic analysis of stone tools shows ancient extraction of plant fibers for ropes and nets.

 New archaeological evidence suggests that ancient inhabitants of the Philippines and Island Southeast Asia had the advanced plant-working technology needed for sophisticated boat building and open-sea fishing.
The original team of microbiologists, archaeologists and beer brewers who revitalized, nurtured and brewed beer from the 3,000-year-old yeast strain found in pottery pores at Tel es-Safi (the Philistine city of Gath)

This Israeli beer is brewed with 3,000-year-old Philistine yeast strain

Drawings and photographs of the bone arrowhead from Area M in Tell es-Sâfi/Gath.

3,000-year-old bone point sheds light on dramatic fall of biblical Gath

A team of archaeologists, led by Prof. Yosef Garfinkel of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Institute of Archaeology and Prof. Michael Hasel at Southern Adventist University in Tennessee, revealed extensive ruins of a Canaanite temple dating

A 12th century Canaanite fortress excavated near Gal On opens to public


Grapevine October 6, 2019: NIF at 40

After eight years of hard work, the Reut School in Jerusalem has completed the mapping of the Gidonim Project in the Jewish cemetery in Czestochowa, Poland.

‘JOSHUA FIGHTING Amalek,’ print from the Phillip Medhurst Collection of Bible illustrations at St. George’s Court.

New archeological findings at Goliath's birthplace recontextualize history

New evidence reveals that the city's size far exceeded previous assumptions and understandings.

View of water gate at Gath Aren Maeir

Goliath’s birthplace more giant than believed, new excavations show

Previous excavations at the site, known as Tell es-Safi, uncovered ruins dating to the 9th and 10th centuries BCE.

THE PAINTING ‘David Giving Thanks to God After the Death of Goliath’ by Charles Errard.

Netanyahu: Archaeology, DNA prove Palestinians not native to Land of Israel

“There’s no connection between the ancient Philistines & the modern Palestinians, whose ancestors came from the Arabian Peninsula to the Land of Israel thousands of years later,” Netanyahu tweeted.

Excavation of the Philistine Cemetery at Ashkelon

Archaeology shows Philistines, enemy of Israelites, came from Europe

"We found infants that were too young to travel... so they were born on site. And their DNA revealed [that] their parents’ heritage was not from the local population."

Excavation of the Philistine Cemetery at Ashkelon

Philippines, Saudis in talks to open Saudi airspace for flights to Israel

"We're pushing for the signing of the overfly agreement by this quarter, as Israel is a seasonal market."

An aircraft of Philippines Airlines (PAL), the southeast asian nation's flag carrier, takeoff at a runway of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Manila March 14, 2016

Gigi Hadad is right. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is based in greed.

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Echo rippling through time: Reimagining the Philistines and Israelites

The book is fast-paced and well-written, but it is not very compelling.

THE PAINTING ‘David Giving Thanks to God After the Death of Goliath’ by Charles Errard.