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OFF THE BEATEN TRACK: Tel Azekah, Where David Defeated Goliath

Reliving the Famous Battle
The primary reason I take people to this site, is to relive this famous Biblical battle between David and Goliath the Philistine.

Who were the Philistines we read so much about in the Bible?

The Philistines were originally from Greece. Beginning around 1200 BCE, for the next 800 years, the Greek Peninsula went through a depression called “The Greek Dark Ages”. A certain Sea people left Greece and settled in Crete, where civilization hadn’t yet collapsed.

Due to volcanos and unrest, these sea people were once again uprooted. Approximately 220 years previously, Egypt controlled Canaan, with the city state kings being tributaries. With the collapse of Egypt’s empire, caused by the Exodus from Egypt (where Pharaoh’s army were drowned), there was suddenly a vacuum left with no one empire running the show.

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Comments
Dalya Horowitz 13:08 29.05.2022
Today's Palestinians have no connection to the Philistines.
[Anonymous] 11:57 29.05.2022
It’s beautiful there. So much history of Israel.
Stephen Spurlin 05:03 29.05.2022
Ookl b
Desiree Siefkas 03:57 29.05.2022
do what YVWH told them to do. Yesterday's Philistinians maybe today’s Palestinians?
Desiree Siefkas 03:54 29.05.2022
YVWH told Israel 🇮🇱 the Philistines were evil and to destroy the Philistines, and their animals, burn all of their clothing and belongings. Israel would start getting along with philistines and not
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