Philistine
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Samson’s self-sacrifice in defeating his Philistine enemies was used by Samuel Adams and others to illustrate the “zeal” of the Sons of Liberty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
It was built on the site of an ancient Philistine temple before being converted into a church and then a mosque.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2024
Part of an ancient Philistine confederacy of five cities along the coastal plain, it featured in Biblical accounts: the judge Samson was held in captivity there.
From Reuters ● Nov. 2, 2023
The Hebrew kings founded a capital at Jerusalem, which had been a Philistine town.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
Davenport was a Philistine, not worth mentioning, but the Italian was somber and polite, quite charming.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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