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Philistines
- In the Old Testament , enemies of the Israelites in their settlement in the Promised Land . ( See David and Samson .)
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He was wrong, of course, even scripturally: the Philistines loved Goliath.
The recession has empowered the new philistines by raising the stakes on their narrow reasoning.
They that sit on mount Seir, and the Philistines, and the foolish people that dwell in Sichem.
The Syrians from the east, and, the Philistines from the west: and they shall devour Israel with open mouth.
Think of Samson, who slew a thousand Philistines with the jawbone of an ass!
This was the part of the land inhabited by the Philistines, against whom the Israelites had so many and such bitter fights.
He scoffed at the Philistines, who daily went along the same measured way.
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