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Sea of the Philistines

Sea of the Philistines (Biblical Place • Great Sea • 33.240°N, 33.470°E): water. Referenced in Ex 23:31 . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to The Exodus & Mount Sinai —Raised in Pharaoh's court and called at the burning bush on Horeb , Moses and his brother Aaron lead Israel out of bondage in Egypt through the Passover and crossing of the Red Sea to receive the Covenant Law at Mount Sinai.

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Sea of the Philistines (water. Referenced in Ex 23:31 .) Great Sea (sea. Referenced in Num 34:6 , Num 34:7 , Josh 1:4 , Josh 9:1 , Josh 15:12 .) Sea of the Arabah (water. Referenced in Deut 3:17 , Deut 4:49 , Josh 3:16 , Josh 12:3 , 2 Kgs 14:25 .) Sea of Chinnereth (Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 34:11 , Josh 13:27 (identified with Sea of Galilee ).) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Dead Sea Scrolls & Qumran Storage Jars — Second Temple period biblical manuscripts written on parchment and papyrus and sealed inside cylindrical terracotta storage jars in the eleven caves above Khirbet Qumran on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea—including the complete Great Isaiah Scroll (1QIsaᵃ). Khirbet Qumran & Dead Sea Caves — 3D photogrammetry reconstruction of the Khirbet Qumran settlement plateau overlooking the Dead Sea in the Judean Wilderness, featuring the watchtower, scriptorium, communal dining hall, aqueduct-fed ritual immersion pools (miqva'ot), and adjacent marl scroll caves.

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Exodus 23:31 : "And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; ..."; Ezekiel 25:16 : "Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast."; 1 Samuel 13:5 : "And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel , thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in mult...". Related canonical books and chapters: Jeremiah 47 ( Jeremiah • Chapter 47 (7 verses)), Amos 6 ( Amos • Chapter 6 (14 verses)), 1 Chronicles 18 ( 1 Chronicles • Chapter 18 (17 verses)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

Sea of the Philistines
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Biblical Place • Great Sea • 33.240°N, 33.470°E

water. Referenced in Ex 23:31 .

Great Sea
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Biblical Place • 33.240°N, 33.470°E

sea. Referenced in Num 34:6 , Num 34:7 , Josh 1:4 , Josh 9:1 , Josh 15:12 .

Sea of the Arabah
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Biblical Place • Salt Sea • 31.539°N, 35.482°E

water. Referenced in Deut 3:17 , Deut 4:49 , Josh 3:16 , Josh 12:3 , 2 Kgs 14:25 .

Jeremiah 47
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Jeremiah • Chapter 47 (7 verses)

The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza . Thus saith the Lord; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and the... Mentions: Gaza , Tyre , Caphtor , Ashkelon .

Sea of Chinnereth
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Biblical Place • Sea of Galilee • 32.807°N, 35.589°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 34:11 , Josh 13:27 (identified with Sea of Galilee ).

Salt Sea
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Biblical Place • 31.539°N, 35.482°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 14:3 , Num 34:3 , Num 34:12 , Deut 3:17 , Josh 3:16 , Josh 12:3 .

Sea of Tiberias
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Biblical Place • Sea of Galilee • 32.807°N, 35.589°E

water. Referenced in John 6:1 , John 21:1 .

Adriatic Sea
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Biblical Place • 42.415°N, 16.373°E

water. Referenced in Acts 27:27 .

Amos 6
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Amos • Chapter 6 (14 verses)

Woe to them that are at ease in Zion , and trust in the mountain of Samaria , which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! Pass ye unto Calneh , and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better tha... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , David , Joseph , Zion , Samaria , Calneh , Hamath , Gath .

Sea of Egypt
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Biblical Place • Red Sea • 27.088°N, 34.772°E

water. Referenced in Isa 11:15 .

Sea of Chinneroth
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Biblical Place • Sea of Galilee • 32.807°N, 35.589°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 12:3 (identified with Sea of Galilee ).

Sea of Jazer
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Biblical Place • Jazer • 31.944°N, 35.728°E

water. Referenced in Jer 48:32 .

1 Chronicles 18
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 18 (17 verses)

Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines. And he smote Moab ; and the Moabites became David 's servants, and brought gifts. And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath ,... Mentions: David, Moab , Moabites , Solomon , Esau ( Edom ), Gath , Zobah , Hamath , Euphrates .

Interactive 3D Manuscript & Jar Reconstruction • Isaiah 40 & Psalms

Second Temple period biblical manuscripts written on parchment and papyrus and sealed inside cylindrical terracotta storage jars in the eleven caves above Khirbet Qumran on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea—including the complete Great Isaiah Scroll (1QIsaᵃ).

Red Sea
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Biblical Place • 27.088°N, 34.772°E

water. Referenced in Ex 10:19 , Ex 13:18 , Ex 15:4 , Ex 15:22 , Ex 23:31 .

Interactive 3D Archaeological Complex • Isaiah 40:3

3D photogrammetry reconstruction of the Khirbet Qumran settlement plateau overlooking the Dead Sea in the Judean Wilderness, featuring the watchtower, scriptorium, communal dining hall, aqueduct-fed ritual immersion pools (miqva'ot), and adjacent marl scroll caves.

Sea of Galilee
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Biblical Place • 32.807°N, 35.589°E

water. Referenced in Matt 4:18 , Matt 15:29 , Mark 1:16 , Mark 7:31 , John 6:1 .

Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant

Raised in Pharaoh's court and called at the burning bush on Horeb , Moses and his brother Aaron lead Israel out of bondage in Egypt through the Passover and crossing of the Red Sea to receive the Covenant Law at Mount Sinai.

Hosea
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Old Testament • 14 Chapters

Hosea (Old Testament, 14 chapters). Key figures: Azariah (or Uzziah ), Jotham , Ahaz , Hezekiah , Judah , Joash . Key places: Gomer , Jezreel 2 , Baal , Egypt , Gilgal 1 , Ephraim . Opens with: "The word of the Lord that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham , Ahaz , and Hezekiah , kings of Judah , and in the d..."

Zephaniah 2
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Zephaniah • Chapter 2 (15 verses)

Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired; Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord's anger come upon you. Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth... Mentions: Canaan , Judah , Moab , Ammon , Jacob/Israel , Gaza , Ashkelon , Ashdod , Ekron .

Lasea
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Biblical Place • 34.935°N, 24.809°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 27:8 .

1 Samuel 13
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1 Samuel • Chapter 13 (23 verses)

Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel , Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel ; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Beth–el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin : and the rest of the people he sent eve... Mentions: Saul, Jacob/Israel, Jonathan , Benjamin , Gad , Michmash , Gibeah 1 , Geba 1 , Gilgal 1 , Jordan .

Hosea 3
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Hosea • Chapter 3 (5 verses)

Then said the Lord unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the Lord toward the children of Israel , who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine. So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of ba... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , David .

Interactive 3D Model • Exodus 25:10–22

Sacred gold-covered acacia chest described in the Book of Exodus ( Exodus 25:10–22 ), topped by the Mercy Seat with two cherubim facing one another.

Interactive 3D Cliffside Stronghold • 1 Samuel 22:4–5 & 24:22

3D terrain and architectural model of the isolated rhomboid rock plateau of Masada (Hebrew Metzada, 'the stronghold') rising 400 meters above the Dead Sea south of En-Gedi—associated with David 's wilderness stronghold ( 1 Samuel 22:4–5 ; 24:22 ) and later fortified with casemate walls, storehouses, and a hanging northern palace by Herod the Great.

Joshua 13
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Joshua • Chapter 13 (33 verses)

Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the Lord said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri, From Sihor, which is before ... Mentions: Joshua , Baal , Jacob/Israel , Manasseh , Moses , Egypt , Ekron , Mearah , Aphek 2 , Lebanon .

Wiki Article • Sanctuary & Geography

Constructed at Mount Sinai according to Exodus 25 –40, the Wilderness Tabernacle ( Mishkan ) and the gold-overlaid Ark of the Covenant served as the portable dwelling place of God's presence among Israel from Sinai to Shiloh and Jerusalem .

Zechariah 9
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Zechariah • Chapter 9 (17 verses)

The burden of the word of the Lord in the land of Hadrach , and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel , shall be toward the Lord. And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyre , and Zidon, though it be very wise. And Tyre did build her... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Judah , Ephraim , Hadrach , Damascus , Hamath , Tyre, Ashkelon .

Hosea 10
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Hosea • Chapter 10 (15 verses)

Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images. Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down the... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Ephraim , Judah , Samaria , Assyria , Aven , Gibeah 1 .

Hosea 4
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Hosea • Chapter 4 (19 verses)

Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel : for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Judah , Ephraim , Gilgal 1 .

Hosea 8
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Hosea • Chapter 8 (14 verses)

Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the Lord, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law. Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee. Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue hi... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Ephraim , Judah , Samaria , Assyria , Egypt .

Hosea 12
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Hosea • Chapter 12 (14 verses)

Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt . The Lord hath also a controversy with Judah , and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according ... Mentions: Ephraim , Judah , Jacob/Israel , Egypt , Gilead , Gilgal 1 , Syria .

Hosea 9
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Hosea • Chapter 9 (17 verses)

Rejoice not, O Israel , for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor. The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her. They shall not dwell in the Lord's land; but Ephraim sha... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Ephraim , Baal , Egypt , Assyria , Memphis , Gibeah 1 .

Hosea 1
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Hosea • Chapter 1 (11 verses)

The word of the Lord that came unto Hosea , the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah , Jotham , Ahaz , and Hezekiah , kings of Judah , and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash , king of Israel . The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea . And the Lord said to Hosea, Go, take unto ... Mentions: Azariah (or Uzziah), Jotham , Ahaz , Hezekiah , Judah , Gomer , Jezreel 2 .

Hosea 11
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Hosea • Chapter 11 (12 verses)

When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt . As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images. I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them. Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Ephraim , Judah , Egypt , Admah , Zeboiim , Assyria .

The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus • Chapter 47 (25 verses)

And after him rose up Nathan To prophesy in the days of David . As is the fat when it is separated from the peace offering, So was David separated from the children of Israel . He played with lions as with kids, And with bears as with lambs of the flock. Mentions: Nathan , David, Jacob/Israel , Solomon , Ephraim .

Scripture Passages (24)

And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.

Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.

And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel , thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash , eastward from Beth–aven.

Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the Lord is against you; O Canaan , the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.

And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpah , the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel . And when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.

And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan , and Abinadab , and Malchi–shua, Saul 's sons.

So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of Israel : and the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel .

And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel : and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.

And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley.

Jeremiah 47:4 (KJV)
Jeremiah 47 KJV

Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyre and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the Lord will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor .

Then Saul went up from following the Philistines: and the Philistines went to their own place.

The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim .

And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim .

Now the Philistines fought against Israel ; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa .

Now the Philistines fought against Israel : and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa .

Moreover the Lord will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the Lord also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.

And the Philistines followed hard after Saul , and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan , and Abinadab , and Malchi–shua, the sons of Saul .

And the Philistine said unto David , Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.

And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim .

And the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines seven months.

And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg–ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.

And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron . And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim , even unto Gath , and unto Ekron .

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