Philistia

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Philistia
       n : an ancient region on the coast of southwestern Palestine
           that was strategically located on a trade route between
           Syria and Egypt; important in Biblical times

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:



  Philistia
     =Palestine (q.v.), "the land of the Philistines" (Ps. 60:8;
     87:4; 108:9). The word is supposed to mean "the land of
     wanderers" or "of strangers."