Philistines

Examples

• From this time onward it is to be noted that the Philistines fade in importance. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in Mount Gilboa. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• We have already told the tale of Cnossos (Chapter XVII) and of the settlement of the kindred Philistines in Palestine (Chapter XXI, § 1). H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, 'What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• At school she had used to side with the Philistines in several battles, and had wondered if Pontius Pilate were as handsome as he was frank and fair. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• As to the little minstrel, he probably prefers encountering the Philistines with no other weapon than his flute. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• In succession they are conquered by the Moabites, the Canaanites, the Midianites, and the Philistines. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, 'God is come into the camp,' And they said, 'Woe unto us! H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.

Typist: Nigel