Abimelech
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Abimelech was the generic name given to all Philistine kings in the Hebrew Bible from the time of Abraham until that of King David. In particlular, Abimelech, king of Gerar, features in relation to Ab
Abimelech spying on Isaac and Rebekah; dish with serrated edge; majolica ceramics – Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon
Abimelech rebuking Abraham
Isaac and Abimelech
Philistines
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The Philistines were an ancient people who lived along the southern coast of Canaan during the Iron Age. Their territory was organized into a confederation of city-states known collectively as Philist
Abimelech
…אֲבִימָלֶךְ, Modern ʼAvīméleḵ / ʼAvīmáleḵ Tiberian ʼAḇīmeleḵ / ʼAḇīmāleḵ, "my father is a king"/"my father reigns") was the generic name given to all Philistine kings in the Hebrew Bible from the time of Abraham until that of King David. In particlular, Abimelech, king of Gerar, features in relation to Abraham…
Samson slays a thousand men with the jawbone of an ass (watercolor circa 1896–1902 by James Tissot).
Illustration depicting a Philistine victory over the Israelites (1896)
Peleset, captives of the Egyptians, from a graphic wall relief at Medinet Habu, in about 1185-52 BC, during the reign of Ramesses III
Peleset and Sherden prisoner being led by an Egyptian soldier under Ramesses III, Medinet Habu temple, around 1185–1152 BC