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Cherethites
[Bible]The Cherethites were an Old Testament people living near the Philistine coastal region. They are best known as part of King David's bodyguard, "the Cherethites and the Pelethites," and many scholars associate them with the island of Crete.
David and Goliath
[Bible]David and Goliath is an event recorded in 1 Samuel 17, in which the shepherd David struck down the Philistine champion Goliath with a sling in the Valley of Elah.
Azotus
[Bible]Azotus is the Greek name of Ashdod, an ancient Philistine city on the Mediterranean coast. In the New Testament it is the place where Philip the evangelist was found after baptizing the Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8:40).
1 Samuel 29
[Bible]1 Samuel 29 recounts how David, who had set out with Achish when the Philistine army marched against Israel, is sent back because of the objections of the Philistine princes.
Beelzebub
[Bible]Beelzebub (Beelzebul) is a name used in the New Testament Gospels for the "prince of the devils." It is generally thought to derive from Baalzebub, the god of the Philistine city of Ekron mentioned in 2 Kings.
Ziklag
[Bible]Ziklag was a town in the Negev region of southern Judah. Achish king of Gath gave it to David, who used it as his base while taking refuge in Philistine territory from Saul. It is known as the town raided by the Amalekites.
Gath-hepher
[Bible]Gath-hepher was a town in the territory of the tribe of Zebulun in southern Galilee. Second Kings 14:25 identifies it as the hometown of the prophet Jonah. It is distinct from Gath, the Philistine city.
Socoh
[Bible]Socoh is the name of a town in the territory of Judah mentioned in the Old Testament. It is best known as the place where the Philistine army encamped just before the battle between David and Goliath. More than one place bore this name.
Timnah
[Bible]Timnah is an Old Testament town in the border region between the tribes of Judah and Dan. It is best known as the place where Samson sought to marry a Philistine woman.
Valley of Rephaim
[Bible]The Valley of Rephaim was a valley southwest of Jerusalem that formed part of the boundary between the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. It is known as the place where David twice defeated the Philistine army encamped there.
1 Samuel 27
[Bible]First Samuel 27 tells how David, fleeing Saul's pursuit, takes refuge with his six hundred men under Achish, the Philistine king of Gath. He receives Ziklag, stays in Philistine territory for a year and four months, raids the surrounding peoples, and deceives Achish.
2 Samuel 21
[Bible]2 Samuel 21 records a three-year famine brought on by Saul's killing of the Gibeonites, the execution of seven of Saul's descendants, Rizpah's vigil over the bodies and the burial of Saul's family, and four battles against the Philistine giants.
Abishai
[People]Abishai was the son of Zeruiah, David's sister, and the brother of Joab and Asahel. One of David's military commanders and mighty men, he took part in the night raid on Saul's camp and in the suppression of rebellions, and he rescued David from a Philistine giant.
Brook Besor
[Bible]The Brook Besor is a wadi in southern Judah mentioned in 1 Samuel 30. When David pursued the Amalekites, two hundred of his men were too exhausted to cross it and stayed behind there.
Psalm 34:18
[Bible Verses]A verse from the Psalms declaring that God is near to those whose hearts are broken and whose spirits are crushed, and that he saves them. It is frequently cited in discussions of comfort in suffering and of repentance.
Baasha
[People]Baasha was a king of the northern kingdom of Israel who appears in the Old Testament book of 1 Kings. He killed Nadab the son of Jeroboam, seized the throne, destroyed the house of Jeroboam, and reigned for twenty-four years in Tirzah.
Omri
[People]Omri was the sixth king of the northern kingdom of Israel. A former army commander, he rose to the throne, founded Samaria as his capital, and established the dynasty that continued through Ahab.
Shunem
[Bible]Shunem was a town of the tribe of Issachar in the Jezreel Valley. It is known as the hometown of the Shunammite woman who hosted Elisha and of Abishag, who attended David.
Sling
[Bible]The sling is an ancient stone-throwing device in which a stone is placed in a pouch of leather or cord, whirled, and released. In the Bible it is best known as the weapon with which David struck down Goliath.
Shihor
[Bible]Shihor is the name of an Egyptian watercourse mentioned four times in the Old Testament. It refers to the Nile or one of its branches and also appears in descriptions of the southern boundary of the land of Israel.