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The Philistines and Israelites were ancient West Asian powers. The two empires fought each other for control of the region comprising modern day Palestine, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan.
The Philistines and Israelites existed in the time period from 1100 to 732 BC. The Philistines were also known as the Canaanites. They were known as the " Sea Peoples" in common parlance at that time. The epithet was earned by their considerable marine skills. They were also experienced in the art of iron smithing. The biblical character of Goliath was supposedly a Philistine. King David of the Israelites defeated the Philistines in 1000 BC. The Philistine civilization was ultimately obliterated by King Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon around the time period of 700 BC.
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