(10-28-2021, 03:44 AM)Alan_Boskov Wrote: Even that translation is distorted, given that the Phoenecians were an entirely separate group from that of the Philistines:
https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/bible-a...1077BC.htm
Comparing the Phoenicians (referred to by Herodotus) with the Philistines:
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Quote:"To the north of Israel along the coast were powerful cities involved with Mediterranean trade networks, including Tyre, Sidon, and Byblos—cities [today's Lebanon] grouped under the heading “Phoenician.” [...]
Along the southern coast, the Philistines lived clustered around key cities such as Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Gath, and Ekron."
Extract source:
"Israel’s Neighbors and the Problem of the Past" by Brian R. Doak:
https://oxford.universitypressscholarshi...-chapter-1
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There is however no confirmation Herodotus ever visited the Israel area of the Levant:
https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-h.../herodotus