Philistine army
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The Philistine army is the military force of the Philistines that opposes the Israelites in several biblical narratives, most famously in the story of David and Goliath.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient military force
ⓘ
army ⓘ biblical military force ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ashdod
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ashkelon NERFINISHED ⓘ Ekron NERFINISHED ⓘ Gath NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaza NERFINISHED ⓘ Philistine pentapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captures | Ark of the Covenant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Achish of Gath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philistine lords NERFINISHED ⓘ kings of Philistine city-states ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
Battle of Aphek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Ebenezer NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gilboa NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Mizpah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOfOrigin | Philistines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor |
battle at the Valley of Elah
ⓘ
conflict with Israelite army in the David and Goliath narrative ⓘ repeated wars against the Kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
| languageContext | described in Biblical Hebrew texts ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
1 Samuel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book of Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| notableMember |
Goliath of Gath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philistine champions ⓘ |
| opposes |
David
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents | Israelites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
coastal Canaan
ⓘ
southern Levant ⓘ |
| religion | Philistine religion ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | primary antagonist to Israel in several biblical stories ⓘ |
| sourceType |
ancient narrative tradition
ⓘ
religious literature ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age
ⓘ
early first millennium BCE ⓘ late second millennium BCE ⓘ |
| uses |
archers
ⓘ
chariots ⓘ infantry ⓘ iron weapons ⓘ slingers ⓘ |
| worships |
Astarte
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baal NERFINISHED ⓘ Dagon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.