{"collection":"Ancient Near East","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/ane/phc/phc02.htm","path":"ane/phc/phc02.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/ane/phc/phc02.htm","text":"The Philistines, by R.A.S. Macalister, [1913]\n| CHAPTER I | | \n| | PAGE | \n| The Origin of the Philistines | 1 | \n| CHAPTER II | | \n| The History of the Philistines | 29 | \n| 1. The Adventures of Wen-Amon among them | 29 | \n| 2. Their Struggle with the Hebrews | 38 | \n| 3. Their Decline and Disappearance | 62 | \n| CHAPTER III | | \n| The Land of the Philistines | 68 | \n| CHAPTER IV | | \n| The Culture of the Philistines | 79 | \n| 1. Their Language | 79 | \n| 2. Their Organization: (A) Political, (B) Military, (C) Domestic. | 87 | \n| 3. Their Religion | 90 | \n| 4. Their Place in History and Civilization | 114 | \n| FIG. | | PAGE: | \n| 1. | A Keftian from the Tomb of Rekhmara and a Cretan from Knossos | 9 | \n| 2. | Sketch-neap to illustrate the Battle of Geba | 50 | \n| 3. | Sketch-map of Philistia | 77 | \n| 4. | The Phaestos Disk | 84, 85 | \n| 5. | Coins of Gaza and Ashkelon | 112 | \n| 6. | The Characters on the Phaestos Disk | 116 | \n| 7. | Wagons of the Pulasati | 118 | \n| 8. | The Head-dress of the Pulasati | 118 | \n| 9. | The Sea-fight between Ramessu III and the Allies | 119 | \n| 10. | A Bird, as painted on an Amorite and a Philistine Vase respectively | 121 | \n| 11. | Sketch-plans and Elevations of the Marneion at Gaza and of Solomon's Temple | 124 |","title":"The Philistines: Contents","type":"page"}