| 31. | Unfortunately for the Philistines, it was the wrong alliance.
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| 32. | The Philistines were wealthy, sophisticated and aggressive rivals of the Israelites.
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| 33. | One thing that has eluded the archaeologists are Philistine writings.
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| 34. | Eidlin is quick to debunk theories linking Palestinians to Philistines.
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| 35. | There are several theories about the origins of the Philistines.
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| 36. | The Philistines are the subject of research and speculation in biblical archaeology.
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| 37. | However, the relation between Palistin and the Philistines is much debated.
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| 38. | It appears that there was a Philistine garrison there at that time.
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| 39. | :: : Coincidentally, the Arabic word for Palestine is Philistine.
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| 40. | Mishpatim-Canaanite-Biblical Hittites-Red Sea-Philistines
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