'Philistia' definitions:
Definition of 'Philistia'
(from WordNet)
noun
An ancient region on the coast of southwestern Palestine that was strategically located on a trade route between Syria and Egypt; important in biblical times
Definition of 'philistia'
From: Easton
- Philistia =Palestine (q.v.), "the land of the Philistines" (Ps. 60:8; 87:4; 108:9). The word is supposed to mean "the land of wanderers" or "of strangers."