DiscoverHistories of the Holy Land Podcast56 - Were The Philistines Migrants or Invaders?
56 - Were The Philistines Migrants or Invaders?

56 - Were The Philistines Migrants or Invaders?

Update: 2025-10-21
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The first portrayal of the Philistines can be seen in the reliefs of the Medinet Habu monument. It shows their warriors, but also their women and children on ox-carts. They came to conquer, but also to live. They fought and contributed culturally, bringing their influences from the Aegean. But were they just a bunch of foreign invaders, or were they migrants integrating into the local culture? 

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56 - Were The Philistines Migrants or Invaders?

56 - Were The Philistines Migrants or Invaders?

Shaiel Ben-Ephraim