Who Were The Mysterious Ancient Philistines?

[@warrenbass66]

The best explanation about the Philistines that I’ve heard to date. The DNA tests from the Philistine bodies that have been found near Ashkelon, have confirmed that they are likely from Greece/Aegean area. It’s definitely time for some people to re-educate themselves about the Philistines, and where they came from, such an interesting biblical subject. Thanks for sharing Simcha, and Shana Tova to you and your family!

[@macinhorstemeyer1961]

That’s true.

[@aigleroyal3941]

Yes! They were Greeks, and more precisely Minoans (Cretans). The name "Palestinian" (Palaistínios, in greek), is a corruption of the greek name "Palaisátos", which means "passer-by". Modern Palestinians are Arabs. They share no greek DNA with the Minoan settlers! Not only the Palestinian Arabs but even modern Jews, and especially those who want to be called Israelites, their origin has nothing to do with the ancient Jews of Palestine, who were of Semitic origin! The majority of modern Israelites are Ashkenazim coming from east Europe and Germany. The language is Yiddish! Ashkenazim are none else but the Khazarians who, during the 7th-8th century A.C., were converted to Judaism!

[@nadiachicago33]

I’m Palestinian with 80% Jewish 🧬 dna because our families became Christians then Muslims. We never left

[@borneandayak6725]

The Arab who invade the land in 6th centurt, later in 19th century adopted the name (Palestine) and apply to themselves in order for them to claim the Holy Land from the Jews.

[@borneandayak6725]

@@nadiachicago33 but you are Arab now, speaking Arab language.

[@UrielShlomoGarcia-fi4yu]

The fact that they call themselves "Arab Palestinians" key word "Arab," gives their identity away.

[@TURQUOISEEYES]

100% true

[@keksi6844]

Guy named JACOBOVICI is questioning identity of NATIVE PEOPLE.

[@oriensadria192]

So do people living in Egipt call themselves Egyptians, but have nothing in common with ancient Egypt

[@TURQUOISEEYES]

@oriensadria192 But they DO. They have 50% or more ancient Egyptians DNA. They didn't go ANYWHERE. either. Learn about DNA 🙄your an American aren't you?

[@oriensadria192]

​@@TURQUOISEEYES No, I am European. And no, people living in Egypt today have some (way less than 7 %) common DNA.

[@KimLongsine]

Greeks. Sea people.

[@leewright7623]

And the Phonecians?

[@YISHRAELi]

No it's Tamils the Elamites who know the wisdom of Steal . Go to South India and learn more ancient history

[@antalpoti]

@@leewright7623 most probably ethnic Canaanites. related to the Ammonites, Israelites and Moabites, but with their own cultural identity. typically who we call Phoenicians were the Canaanites living in the Northern city states of the Levant.

[@borneandayak6725]

@@leewright7623 Phonecians are Cannanitte people, just like the Israelite who linguistically also member of Cannanite language, and the only cannanite language survive. The Phonecians today speak Arabic.

[@Eliasgreek-y5k]

Yes we 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇪🇺🇮🇱☦️🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷 But i support israel

[@sandramillett8267]

So pleased you are doing videos once again Simcha Fascinating to watch.🤓

[@davidtrak2679]

What we know for sure, is that they assimilated and weren't mentioned anymore. The few Philistine documents we have, are actually in Hebrew letters. So whether they were related to Israelites, or warring Greeks, they either lost to Israelites, or assimilated peacefully. If you say you're originally Philistine, it means you were a Jew at one point.

[@jameswells554]

The funny thing is that the Philistines stayed in plain view until their "New City", Carthage, was destroyed by Rome. The Phoenicians and the Philistines are one and the same; Tyre was a Philistine City from the start.

[@davidtrak2679]

@@jameswells554 You're making stuff up, sorry. Phoenicians, Canaanites, Jews, Israelites, are all Canaanite-Levant people. Philistines were Greek, or at least foreign. They later assimilated to Jews/Canaanites, but they're still Greek in origin. Carthage was erected by Phoenicians from Tyre, who may have had contact with northern Philistines (not the same ones from the Bible, more like Walastin kingdom), but weren't Philistine at all

[@keksi6844]

Assimilate to whom? WHITE EUROPEANS JEWS????

[@LAMF24]

Philistines were not Jewish and they were wiped out, not assimilated into Canaanite peoples.

[@davidtrak2679]

@@LAMF24 They certainly weren't Jews originally, but since they disappeared from history by 500BC, they were either - a. completely wiped out b. assimilated to their closest neighbours Since "completely wiped out" is anachronistic, back then you couldn't wipe out a nation completely (even Germany tried that in modern times and failed), all nations who were gone - assimilated. Since only Jews and Canaanites border Philistia, I think it's clear what happened to them. We also know they wrote in Hebrew-Canaanite letters, pretty early on.

[@jeremyp7013]

I'm just a guy from Tennessee but I've been a big fan of the naked archeologist for years. My support

[@rubytimms3932]

Me too!

[@rubytimms3932]

From Canada.

[@raysantiago3750]

Jacob was a wrestler. God bless YOU'ALL IN TENNESSEE FROM CALIFORNIA DON'T FORGET TO VOTE NOW BEFORE THE DEMOCRATS INTERFERE IN THE ELECTIONS AGAIN.

[@Steelologist]

It's absolutely amazing to hear that there are people out there who are trying to compare the Philistines to the Palestinians. The only thing they have in common is the letter P. The Polish and the Peruvians must also be closely related according to that "logic".

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

Yet there's no p in Arabic Unless we're talking about their odd consuming of animal products from camels 👀

[@klpittman1]

Testing on bones found in mass Philistine graves from Ashkelon determined them to be from the Aegean, (Greek). Also found were dog and pig bones with evidence they were butchered so they definitely were not Arab or Jewish. The Romans named the region Syria Palestinia after the Philistines who were extinct for almost 800 years as an insult to Jews after the Judean revolt. The sea peoples who harassed Egypt and were repelled by Ramses III. Some of these were Known as the Denyen. Also in Ancient Ireland were the Tuatha Dé Danann (tribe of Dan). The Hebrew tribe of Dan built boats. The Danunu mentioned in ancient writings in Turkey. Tell el-Qadi (now Tel Dan) was the city of Dan. The Egyptians even hired Danite meceneries. When Canaan was subdued and the 12 tribes received their portion, the tribe of Dan received a small portion on the coast and went from there. Scientific discoveries don’t always agree with politics.

[@bestKaffir.underTheSon]

@@GreenCanvasInteriorscape They are thick minded like camel P.😅

[@marveloussoftware4914]

The Palestinians are related to the philistines by the Latin name for phillistine -> Palstina

[@Steelologist]

@@marveloussoftware4914 And how would that make them related? Philistines were of Greek origin. I hope you are not suggesting that the Palestinians = the Greeks.

[@AnnaNico-mvt]

Thank you, Simcha! Happy Rosh Hashanah! May Gd protect Israel and bring her victory! 🙏🇮🇱

[@donnawigley7678]

Thank you for your truth and wisdom . I so look forward to your posts!

[@stevesmodelbuilds5473]

Happy New Year, Simcha! Mazel Tov!

[@RuslanSapranov]

New Year is supposed to be in the spring. I finally figured out 1000s of years plan and who is involved and who hasn't been colonized yet 2 country's it's( Iran and China ) and criminals like Vatican Christians will make it happen for the Israeli im just starting to see it wow we the bad ones we bring distraction around the world whit Jesus name most of the world is colonized now even Saudi Arabia has New Year in the winter this is crazy 🤪

[@warpspeed9877]

4:05 Τhe name Danian is the ancient Danai (Δαναοι) which it's the name ancient Greeks called themselves. Υοu can find it many times in Homer's Iliad. Our people have a long history together. All the love from Greece!

[@elisthaise]

Tu parle de greek et de juifs ont des choses en comun?

[@warpspeed9877]

@@elisthaise when two ancient peoples have lived side by side for millennia in the same region of the Mediterranean, the interactions are inevitable. The "Philistines" were coming from the Aegian area. It is well known that the Greeks were the ones that established many new cities around the Mediterranean in an effort to promote the well-being of their people and to establish new merchant routes and ports. We have found ancient Egyptian artifacts in the Greek islands and mainland and vice versa. We have found ancient greek artifacts on the shores of east Med. This proves that there was trade between Greeks and the populations around that area. Let alone later when Alexander conquered the area and his generals divided his empire in pieces and ruled for 2.5 centuries...Judea included.

[@bromisovalum8417]

Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes ;^)

[@AitanaMartin-mj7km]

I'm from from Spian this guy is liar and the Bible is not completely true. In the times of Apepis of Egypt ancient Kemet , they started many groups in the seas traveling to Cannan . Egypt was there 💯. To make the Ysrael we think today entered many groups from different backgrounds to explore world especially in the Mediterranean islands.. palestinians are also cananites DNA proven that they have cananite so... Arabs are cananites and the history of Islam is very fake ! The real arabic language emerged with the Nabateans .. not Hijaz ! I'm from Spain and in Cadiz spain we have a stone from maibe around 3000 years that said sons of Gad! .... also is in a museum I don't remember where that they have History since 4th BC and we arrived there with Alexander Mokdon Greeks . We are the the Tartesos... the sons of the nile .. Ephraim of TARSISH Andalucia Spain . The one he talks he's not a hebrew man but he's ancestors comverted to judaisim. As a religion .... is not more or less just like anyone else you or me ... regards. Also the palestinians are the house of ysrael. They been arabize

[@AitanaMartin-mj7km]

The guards of Egypt arrived with the army of Alexander Mokdon.. 4 th BC .. with all my respects I'm from Spain 🇪🇸

[@evanmarius]

This 100% correct - the philistines originally migrated from an ancient island in Greece called Phylistia. They were Greek!

[@chipthomas4169]

The island is actually Crete. There were three ancient peoples there: the Eteo Cretans, or Original Cretans, the Pelasgi who came between 2200 and 1600 BC, and the Kudonians. The migration to Canaan in the Late Bronze Age led to elements of these three peoples, plus people from mainland Greece, coming into the Holy Land. Thus the Bible, uses the old names Peleset or Pelthites (Egyptian for Pelasgi) and Cherethites for all these people's, taking these names from the Pelasgi and Eteo Cretans.

[@jakeskywalker69]

@@chipthomas4169could they be the Sea Peoples that caused Bronze Age collapse?

[@mosheyadid]

As always, fascinating.

[@Me2Lancer]

Thank you for your post. It's been years since I have seen one of your presentations. So glad you are back.

[@joebaia1641]

Welcome back!!! Love your videos... well researched and speak the truth!!! Tired of people stealing identities and fake narratives... Your presence shames them!!! God almighty bless you always!!!

[@bjkjoseph]

I’m glad I found your channel. I used to love your show on the history channel, you are a wealth of knowledge

[@francoiswigmore5224]

Praying for Israel 🙏

[@heididragonfly]

I am so glad that your adding so much excellent, sharable content. Thank you! A blessed Rosh Shanah to you and yours. 🙏🏻

[@justahumanbeing5735]

How I've missed you! Are you making videos again? If so, I am so glad! Please don't keep your vision to yourself. Tell us more about what you have been studying. 🎉

[@gordonwallace3584]

For me, the major factor of my admiration for your channel, videos, style, and yes you personally is, Just the facts, only the facts and when you have to insert opinions or inuindos you qualify them. Thank you sir, AEC USN RET ⚓

[@kulusjibbie]

Hahaha that Emmy on the sofa is so Simcha! Big fan !

[@SimchaJacoboviciTV]

Thank you for pointing it out... I didn't notice it 😁

[@aunaun6775]

Family names can pretty much mark their origins. Great video!

[@shedrackitma3057]

You're right

[@Dickens76]

Danaan (Greek) and tribe of Dan link is fascinating. I learned about it first from your video about the ark and the artifact showing it in Greece. Absolutely fascinating. ❤🇮🇱♥️

[@markustaitokari899]

The Philistines (Hebrew pelishtim) were a non-Semitic people who settled in the southern coastal area of Canaan, which became known as Philistia (Hebrew pelesheth). They are well known from the Old Testament for often warring with the Israelites. Name Back to top ↑ The etymology of the word “Philistines” is unknown, though it is doubtless of Indo-European origin. Already in the 12th century BCE the Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses III knows them as the plst, and later the Assyrians called Philistia Palashtu or Pilistu. In the Septuagint Old Testament the word “Philistines” is often rendered “foreigners” (Greek allophuloi), though in the Pentateuch and Joshua it is transliterated as Phulistim or suchlike. Origin Back to top ↑ There is a general consensus that the Philistines originally came from the Aegean area. Various aspects of their material culture support this. For example, the earliest Philistine pottery is continuous with Mycenaean (Late Helladic) IIIC pottery. The Old Testament is more specific, claiming several times that the Philistines came from Caphtor (Jer 47:4; Amos 9:7; compare Gen 10:14 [according to some translations]; Deut 2:23), which is widely believed to denote Crete, the inhabitants of which were called Keftiu by the ancient Egyptians. Note, for example, that the kilted Keftiu depicted bearing tribute in the Egyptian tomb of the vizier Rekhmire in Thebes (ca. 1450 BCE) strongly resemble the Cretans represented in the palace of Knossos in Crete. Again, in the anti-Philistine oracles in Ezek 25:16 and Zeph 2:5, they are called Cherethites (Cretans). Outside the Bible the Philistines (plst) are first mentioned in Rameses III’s mortuary temple at Medinet Habu (in Thebes) as one of the sea peoples (alongside the Tjeker, Shekelesh, Denyen, and Weshesh) whom the Egyptians defeated in a sea and land battle in the king’s eighth year, ca. 1175 BCE. This migration of sea peoples was part of the turmoil occurring in the Near East at the end of the Late Bronze Age. In Rameses III’s temple the Philistines are depicted wearing a distinctive plumed helmet or feathered headdress. (Interestingly, a similar plumed head-dressed person is attested as one of the signs on the Phaistos disk from Crete dating from ca. 1600 BCE.) Shortly after their defeat by the Egyptians, the Philistines settled down on the southern coast of Canaan, where they are well attested archaeologically from the 12th century BCE onwards. Certain Cypriot aspects of their material culture suggest that some Philistines may have reached Canaan via Cyprus; compare Num 24:24, “ships shall come forth from Kittim [Cyprus] and afflict…Eber [the Hebrews]. Back to top ↑ Philistia was in a fertile plain, though there were some sand dunes in the south. It extended from Joppa in the north to Wadi Ghazzeh (south of Gaza) in the south, and the Philistines often attempted to extend beyond this region. However, the Old Testament singles out five cities within Philistia as being especially associated with the Philistines. These are Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and Gath. The names of the first three are still preserved in the modern towns, while the fourth, Ekron, is confidently equated with Tel Miqne. Gath is now generally equated with Tell es-Safi. The first three cities are near the coast and the other two are further inland in the area known as the Shephelah. The fact that part of the Promised Land remained in the hands of the Philistines is “anticipated” in Noah’s blessing of Japheth (ancestor of the Mediterranean races) in Gen 9:27, “May God make space for Japheth, and let him live in the tents of Shem,” Shem as its ancestor symbolizing Israel Finally, two subsequent developments are worth noting here. First, it is ironic that the Israelites’ great enemy, the Philistines, ended up giving their name to the land of Israel. Although their name was originally confined to the coastal strip of Philistia (a meaning still attested in Assyrian records from the period of their domination), from the time of Herodotus in the mid-5th century BCE onwards we find the name in the form Palestine being used by the Greeks to refer to the entire land of Israel. The name was also employed by many subsequent Roman authors, and from 135 CE the Jews were incorporated into the Roman province of Palestine, a name which has been widely used for the area ever since. Secondly, in much more recent times, the term “philistine” became a term for an uncultivated person. This arose from the negative portrayal of the Philistines in the😢in the Bible. But in fact, as their pottery shows, the Philistines were on a higher cultural level than the Israelites. www.sots.ac.uk/wiki/philistines/

[@Dickens76]

@@markustaitokari899 I'm deeply entrenched in history myself. The renaming of it to Palestine by the Romans, meant to be an insult after the revolt is pretty telling of how one sees Israel in how the refer to it.

[@HOWMUSICTV]

Shalom always enjoy your work and research much respect

[@MrShnazer]

The philistines were conquered by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon around 604-601 BCE. This conquest led to their deportation and assimilation into other cultures, notably Phoenician culture, effectively ending their distinct identity as a people.

[@bromisovalum8417]

Well, Phoenicians were Semitic as well, and also sea-faring merchants and settlers. Phoenician is an exonym, it's not what they called themselves either.

[@coffeebotography]

Thank you for clarifying

[@niebelfromoz3479]

Knowledge is power. Thank you so much for teaching the world something they did not know! Keep up the good work, sir, and chag Rosh Hashanah sameach! ❤

[@lordgiblets7585]

Another really great example: The German word for Germany is "Deutschland." The French word for it is Allemagne, and the Polish call it Niemcy. Something that must be remembered is that not everyone had the same name for the same people or place.

[@SusanaXpeace2u]

Very interesting, im an irish person who never gave islam a thought until 9/11, but after 7 oct 2023 i became interested in this part of the world. I want to understand very well so i can argue/challenge the brainwashed masses. There is only one acceptable view and yet people feel brave jumping on the anti israel bandwagon. Now, i need to re-listen to this as i missed details typing.

[@fredperry9235]

Jews, Judaism and Hebrew are native to Israel. Arabs, Islam and Arabic are not. It is that simple

[@geraldgrieve4106]

Sea people mentioned by the Egyptians.

[@wesblood3620]

Was this on Art Bell or Joe R. show? Sounds delusional but I will look up. I loved Art Bell but he being a Middle, slight right Republican is why I listened to him bit he never believed in cities 1,000 miles under earth crusts and crap like this, he was entertaining his audience.

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

Calling an idea delusional and associating with art Bell reflects your open-mindedness and objectivity, not

[@RCSVirginia]

Once the Philistine cities were conquered and many of their inhabitants deported to Mesopotamia, any survivors would almost certainly have merged with neighbouring people, and all of those people, whether Jews, Canaanites or later Idumeans, would have eventually become Jewish. So, Simcha Jacobovici is likely correct in the ironic assertion that Jews are indeed the descendants, if only slightly, of their ancient enemies the Philistines.

[@keksi6844]

DNA shows THAT IS A LIE.

[@bobirving6052]

Great explanations and history lesson!

[@shanestrong8892]

Wow you are just amazing how you dig deep into the facts, I often wondered what happened to the Philistines.

[@davidtyler3116]

As always excellent journalism! L'shannah Tova!

[@frankmckinley1254]

Super great video. May Yah bless you happy Yom Turah. 👍😁

[@marielleladt3830]

Why we don’t hear those explanations on public tv, radio etc…?

[@gzkarr3730]

@totozviara True!

[@RunesandReapers]

I find it so interesting that Pelshtim means wrestler in greek and the coastal area controlled by Phillistines/Greeks who named the region Pelshtim/Pelset and the region was called ISrael, One who wrestles with God

[@borisjevic6338]

"Palaistis", Wrestler Palaistinios, wrestler person / person from Palaistine. Yep, he hit the nail on the head when he made the comparison of "New Amsterdam" vs "New York". But, the main difference is, or similarity, is that the people of Old were not there anymore. The Dutch were negliable same as the original Palaistines. Not to mention the connection of the tribe & Sparta. One of the biggest Hebrew Diaspora of old, was indeed in modern day Greece. There's a lot of connection between the two peoples. Shalom, peace be upon you. God Bless.

[@borneandayak6725]

Ancient Philistine are Greek people from Aegean. The Arab who invade the land in 6th century, later in 19th century adopted the name (Philistine, pronounced "Palestine " by the Roman) and apply it to themselves in order for them to claim the Holy Land from the Jews.

[@queenofnevers6990]

Side note. They applied it to themselves in 1960s

[@Fred-px5xu]

Simcha I have stating this fact, as you have, for fifty years. However you have vindicated our efforts so eloquently. Thank you for your time and sharing your expertise.

[@Magnus-v9x]

Great explanation Simcha! I studied some Egyptian depictions of the Sea People,they wore Horned Helmets in Battle and so did the Bronze Age Balkan Celts. Not a very long Voyage to sack the Levant and Egypt?

[@donovanallen]

Interesting!

[@shlomobachar4123]

You didn’t mention the most important thing, that the word phlishtim comes from the hebrew word לפלוש which is to invade. The invaders.

[@WScott-AncientNE]

Dan and Naphtali were born to Rachel’s maid servant Bilhah. There’s good evidence that both tribes were seafarers. I think there are enough connections to assume that Bilhah was a Philistine. The tribe of Dan it’s known to have inhabited many areas of Greece and modern Europe. They were definitely warrior invaders. I also find it interesting that Dan is not included as part of the remnant in the book of Revelation

[@billyhomeyer7414]

Simcha, haven’t seen you in ages. Glad you popped up 👍

[@safriedrich1631]

Simcha... 3000 years later... still hatred , killing, pain and destruction.

[@Useryr-m8q]

Their bible

[@Nudnik1]

Tell Arabs/ Iran to stop ..ok

[@safriedrich1631]

@@Nudnik1 so many have tried.. they won't listen !

[@Nudnik1]

@@safriedrich1631 Their Quran says Israel 🇮🇱 43 times no Palestine in Quran.

[@keksi6844]

@@Nudnik1 Was it Iran that detonated one of first truck/car bombs on July 26 1938 in Haifa? Oh wait, it was ISRAELI TERRORIST.

[@WAV7282]

I've previously looked into this myself, trying to understand the conflict using historical evidence. You sum up everything so well, and this should be shown in schools to educate future generations about the truth! The modern-day Palestinians are the settlers, occupying the land of Israel.

[@lheggestad]

Herodotus in the 5th century BC wrote about Palestine, saying its inhabitants were circumcised. And Aristotle wrote about Palestine saying there was an ultra-salty lake there (the Dead Sea). In other words, Israel was known in the ancient world as Palestine hundreds of years before the Roman Emperor Hadrian called it Syria-Palestinea. He did not rename as an insult as everyone believes. He was simply referring to it by the ancient name it already had because "Judea" had been destroyed and no longer existed.

[@MichaelT-b9d]

Moses actually called the land Palestina, this comes prior to any extra biblical account.

[@MichaelT-b9d]

Exo 15:14 - The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.

[@Bellthorian]

As a history nerd, a perfect evening would be hanging out with Simcha talking history and learning from him.

[@carolebingert7218]

So very interesting. Thank you, I learned a lot. It made me think of the native Americans in our USA, They were named by the white European settlers and still carry those names. It is not what they called and still call themselves. For example I live near a Seneca reservation. The people who live there are the Haudenosaunee, a name not even close phonetically. Even names of people are not what they call themselves in their language. It all comes down to whichever culture feels themselves superior to another, calls the other whatever they want, can't be bothered or respectful enough to ask them their name! I could listen to you at length, I loved your Naked Archeologist and I read your books. I hope you keep on making these informative videos.

[@desireesachs3878]

💯 facts! Thanks for educating the uneducated on this 👍

[@nestorpetriw3340]

A pleasure to listen to your concise explanation.

[@ShahramHakimelahi]

Phoenicians and Philistines were a different type of people than Lebanese and Palestinians of today.

[@briankgarland]

Excellent. You should have had another five minutes at the end explaining that the people calling themselves Palestinians are really Arabs and only started calling themselves that a few decades ago in order to give the appearance of the people that are original inhabitants (owners) of the land sometimes called Palestine.

[@docsavage8640]

💯 they only adopted the name "Palestinian" as a way to lay claim to territory that was never theirs. It's the same as if we started calling ourselves Ainu and claimed we rightfully own part of Japan.

[@GeoffMould]

Excellent explanation. Supporting Israel in its current struggle all the way!

[@lilragexox]

Thank you so much for your clarity and for expanding on the topic of the Philistines in the Bible The Old testament that was a very good explanation video

[@mickkev]

Great explanation! Well done.

[@amitlevy10]

Thanks Simcha, very insightful

[@annerichter7175]

Once again I thank you for such a reasonable explanation that is easily understood

[@abayomiolayinka6597]

Thanks so much for this

[@Idontknow-si2ge]

I remember you from the history channel before the dark times before pawn stars.

[@fullranger3435]

Very interesting explanation. I have only one objection, being a greek, myself: the names of ancient palestinian cities have no linguistic connection to the greek language, like other greek colonies around the Mediterranean sea. Their religion does not connect to that of the ancient Greece of the times of the Trojan war or the times of Homer, either. My take on this is that Philistines may have started out as a small number of people of aegean origin who very soon mixed up with the locals, creating a new identity. Also, the very few ancient depictions referring to them, do not show anthropological or stylistic relation to Greece of those times. So, I think their relation to Greece is rather minimal, if at all. As for the term Palestina, it was rather a latin term. Truly, palaistes (pronounced: palestìs) in greek, means wrestler. But in the Bible, Palestinians are called Philistaioi (pronounced: Filistèi), anglicized to "Philistines". I don't remember how Palestine is called, it was rather called Philistìa, but Philistines, etymologically differs from Palestinians, in greek. So the connection to palestìs (wrestler) is not supported as a greek origin, although the latin namer rather did use this word to name Palestina. On the other hand, even the word Philistìni in greek, is rather a translation of the hebrew word P'lèshet, not an original greek word. Interestingly, a search for the meaning of the word "Philistine" in greek, renders: barbarous, coarse, uncultured, a man of no interest for the arts. DOES NOT SOUND VERY GREEK, TO ME!!

[@danteskl720]

Regardless of his historical spin, Simcha's eloquent speaking and assured manner make him the history teacher i wish I'd had in school.

[@lisaking4291]

❤😊 I love the views of the Scriptures worded the way you do, thank you this means so very much ❤ 💜 💖

[@ferashijazi9922]

Very interesting In the Quran (5:22) They answered: 'Moses, therein live a ferocious people: we will not enter unless they depart from it; but if they do depart from it then we will surely enter it. Ferocious in Arabic is “Jabareen” which is plural of Jabar. A better’s translation would be “Mighty “. Considering that Israel in the Torah wrestled with God, then the Arabic word also lines up with this explanation.

[@williamsmith8790]

The Philistines were not the Arab colonizers living in Gaza and the West Bank today.

[@TheHistorian5]

Amazing history! And shows how many there are linked and how little do we still probably know of a lot of things.

[@stelvis1984ify]

The Philistines likely arrived in the Lavant area in huge numbers around 1500 BC. Around that time frame, there was a huge apocalyptic volcanic explosion in the Aegean, from what is the modern-day picturesque island of Santorini, then know as Thera. It is believed to have caused tsunamis in the Mediterranean with 150m high waves, devastating the advanced civilization of the minoans and causing somewhat of a reset to the whole greek region. After such an event, it's likely that the survivors on those i islands had to flee to avoid starvation and find safety.

[@jimburden3428]

Shabbat Shalom... I enjoy your studies. 😊

[@djdibibar516]

Fascinating for me. I’m reading the Old Testament, and am always curious of who are the different peoples mentioned. Thanks!

[@touficfarah7075]

Totally agreed. But meanwhile the people there (Jews) converted to a certain extent to Christianity and then for many reasons some to Islam. Over the centuries they developed their own religion/culture, with fundamental (from their perspective) differences with Judaism. So what happens to them now. This is the dilemma.

[@alexjohnson9630]

Thank you, Simcha.

[@Bellthorian]

I REALLY miss the show The Naked Archaeologist. One of my favorite shows when it was out.

[@Godwinson1066]

So in essence, the Phillistines were the 'vikings'of the ancient world. This is so well presented Simcha ,thank you so much. 👍

[@bromisovalum8417]

Viking is just a glorified word for pirate. It means wanderers, but referring specifically to seas and waterways. Slavs were also called wanderers by their neighbours (Wends/Venedi) but they did their pirating on foot through forests and fields. And the Scythians were also wanderers, but on horseback as archers and equipped with lassos, so they were the pirates of the steppe.

[@jerryhatley5004]

I laughed at your last statement…a summing up in just a few words based upon documentary evidence…way Kool!

[@angusmackaskill3035]

They came from cyprus and became philistines

[@leannesampson3199]

WOW! L❤VE the irony of his conclusion..... the "Palestians" are the Philistines, who were.... Jews! ❤

[@docsavage8640]

Greeks weren't Jews

[@jonnymak1079]

Great video.

[@waynegalvin4639]

Good analysis, I miss your TV show!

[@edwarddecker8050]

Excellent video. Very informative information about Philistine history, a historical story where very little information is available today. It is nice to hear some truth in today’s corrupted world.

[@elen68]

Simcha. Shana Tova! You don’t need me to tell you that you are the most talented teller. I think that I can listen to you like forever.

[@ChrisWalter-zr3bn]

To me, it’s plausible… that Samson is Hercules. And Achilles is David. The story got messed up through time.

[@thomasnimtoft1955]

Great videos, people have to learn.

[@pierreferguson1300]

Genesis 10:13 Mizraim (Egypt) fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, 14 Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom came >>>> the Philistines),

[@Gruxxan]

ive never heard a clearer explanation than this

[@enzo.toscana]

Thank You. As a History Nerd, This is also what I have learned.

[@YT-gj6nq]

Insightful

[@alanpmasters]

Thank you for that historical background. I'm confused why David and Saul fought against those the Bible called Phillistines.

[@docsavage8640]

Great video

[@user-qz6ml3hb9u]

This was awesome, even though it was long and detailed, so hard to share. Can you transcribe this to a website as an article? Can you add the names and references for all of this to the description? PLEASE 🙏 We have to end this world craziness and the only way to end it is for people to learn real history and have real undisputible resources to back it up. We have to help the ignorant and the lazy and the overwhelmed people who we have to believe can all rediscover that spark of Hashem inside. Jew and non-Jew. PLEASE! Let's make it easy. Even for me who is tired of "he said she said echo chamber" discussions that change nothing and keep us all from Mashiach! Blessings.

[@bromisovalum8417]

9:00 That is what we call exonyms. If you take Tacitus' second century work Germania for example. The Germanic tribes didn't call themselves that, they called themselves Suebi, Schwabians, or Suiones, Swedes, or variations on that theme (or Manni, men, as they believed they all descended from Mannus, Latinisation of Manu, the Indo-Iranic name for Noah - hence Allemanni, all men, all sons of Noah) They only adopted the name German after the Romans lost a fight against a tribe, likely Hermunduri who settled in eastern Belgica after Caesar rearranged the place in the Gallic wars, and used the corrupted term Germani, which was quickly adopted by the neighbouring tribes as it promoted fear in the Romans back then. Tacitus refers to the Slavs as Venedi, a Latinised version of the Wends (compare english: to wander), wanderers, which was what their Germanic neighbours called them (even up to recent centuries in some parts), because they liked to wander great distances on foot in order to plunder their neighbours. He refers to the Fenni as a hunter-gatherer nation in the far north. Fenni, finders, another Germanic exonym. These people called themselves Saami or Suomi, obviously the same Finno-Ugric root, but up to this day the outside world uses the term Finn, a Germanic name for hunter-gatherer.

[@KimLongsine]

The Canaanites were like the Spartans. That's why the Israelites said, " We're like ants compared to them." Just imagine a Spartan standing in front of a Jew. They're giants in comparison.

[@JohnnyArtPavlou]

That’s why they adopted their mighty war god as their own!

[@gobanito]

The modern Palestinians derive a significant percentage of their genetic ancestry between 50=80% to the Canaanites, as do Jews. In this respect, Jews and Palestinians are also genetically related due to their common geographic origins in the Levant.

[@iliasmastoris529]

Agreed. Peleset = Palistes (παλιστης) very interesting. The champion combat described between David and Goliath is consistent with the champion combat of the Iliad. Archaeological evidence has revealed the presence of megaron, typical of ancient Greeks. It is not unreasonable that the Philistines were assimilated.

[@aaronstclair2423]

The irony is staggering.

[@deanfranklin6870]

Always good to see an old friend

[@KevinArdala01]

I remember reading that the etymology for the name Philistine might be something like 'lovers of Hestia', the Greek goddess of the hearth, which if true adds weight to them having Aegean origins. (Don't take my word for it, long time since I read that and don't remember the source, but it's an intriguing proposal either way.)

[@spartannomad3036]

Philistines were believed to be seafarers from predominantly Crete and from the southern coast of Lebanon. It was a named used for the seafarers. They pretty much disappeared by around 300BC. Palestine is the Roman word for Philistia.

[@AWW8472]

The Trojan War occurred around 1100 BC. The Trojan population and it's allies were defeated and scattered after the war. Several Trojan "demigods" were involved in the war. Around 1000 BC, young David defeats Goliath as well as his 4 brothers and one of David's mighty men defeats an Egyptian giant with 6 fingers on each hand and 6 toes on each foot. I find this timing to be very intriguing.

[@oldstudbuck3583]

I’m thankful I found your channel.

[@terryboivin9173]

Wow! Amazing!

[@fanman8102]

Excellent; thanks!

[@ChaiGuy53]

In the Bible the Pleeshtim (Philistines) live in an area called Pleshet. The word comes from the Hebrew Polesh which means invader.