Places in the Bible Today:

Philistia

Data

Translated NamesPalestina, Palestine, Philistia, Philistine, Philistines
Typeregion
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

1 Identification

  1. Philistia (ancient): very high confidence
    1. panorama of a coastal plain in PhilistiaPhilistia

Verses (22)

Gen-Deut (1)
Exod 15:14
Josh-Ruth (1)
Judg 10:6
1Sam-Esth (5)
1Sam 31:9
2Sam 8:12
1Chr 10:9, 18:11
2Chr 26:6
Job-Mal (15)
Ps 60:8, 83:7, 87:4, 108:9
Isa 9:12, 11:14, 14:29, 14:31
Jer 47:5
Ezek 16:57, 25:15
Joel 3:4
Amos 6:2
Obad 19
Zech 9:6

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com30002
Logos FactbookPhilistia
OpenBible.info (2007)Philistia
OpenBible.infoac71e65 (Philistia)
TIPNRPhilistine@Gen.21.32
UBS Names Databaseot ID_2407
WikidataQ7185566

Sources

  1. Baker Book of Bible Charts, Maps, and Time Lines (2016)
  2. Barnes, Historical Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  3. Biblica: The Bible Atlas (2007)
  4. CEB Bible Map Guide (2011)
  5. Discovery House Bible Atlas (2015)
  6. ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
  7. HarperCollins Atlas of Bible History (2008)
  8. Holman Bible Atlas (1999)
  9. Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020)
  10. Hudson, Bible Atlas and Companion (2008)
  11. IVP Atlas of Bible History (2006)
  12. Kregel Bible Atlas (2003)
  13. National Geographic, The Biblical World (2007)
  14. New Bible Atlas (1985)
  15. New Moody Atlas of the Bible (2009)
  16. One-Stop Bible Atlas (2010)
  17. Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
  18. Penguin Historical Atlas of the Bible Lands (2009)
  19. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981)
  20. Sacred Bridge (2014)
  21. Standard Bible Atlas (2006)
  22. Student Bible Atlas (2015)
  23. Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001)
  24. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956)

Image

panorama of a coastal plain in Philistia
Credit: גד סובול (modified)

About

This page identifies the current consensus around the modern location of this biblical place.

The isobands you see on the map (gray areas with dark borders) attempt to give you confidence where a region is. Because many ancient regions aren't precisely defined, I consulted atlases to determine where the biblical region is located and used that data to build the isobands. The smaller isobands reflect more confidence that the given isoband is in the region, while the larger isobands reflect less confidence. Isobands are a kind of contour line that here indicate confidence levels.