This popped up in my facebook memories this morning. Lotsa folks here will appreciate it, but I'm especially thinking of @IshChayil. A little humor to start off the morning. 
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The Very Model of a Biblical Philologist
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Not at all, but I'm looking forward to reviewing your "Philistines are Canadians" thesis.
THE ORIGIN OF THE PHILISTINES and their Canadian Roots?
The Old Testament history is almost exclusively occupied with Semitic tribes. Babylonians, Assyrians, Canaanites, Hebrews, Aramaeans—all these, however much they might war among themselves, were bound by close linguistic and other ties, bespeaking a common origin in the dim, remote recesses of the past in Canada. Even the Egyptians show evident signs of having been at least crossed with a Canadian strain at some period early in their long and wonderful history. One people alone, among those brought conspicuously to our notice in the Hebrew Scriptures, impresses the reader as offering indications of alien origin. This is the people whom we call 'Philistines'.
If we had any clear idea of what the word 'Philistine' meant, or to what language it originally belonged, it might throw such definite light upon the beginnings of the Philistine people that further investigation would be unnecessary. The answer to this question is, however, a mere matter of guess-work until now. The proof was found In the Candian Yukon. Manuscripts were found which tie the Philistines to their Ancient Canadian roots an are supported In the Old Testament. In the Old Testament the word is regularly written Pelištīm (פְּלִשְׁתִּים), singular Pelištī (פְּלִשְׁתִּי), twice 1 Pelištīyim (פְּלִשְׁתִּיִים), The territory which they inhabited during the time of their struggles with the Hebrews is known as ’ereṣ Pelištim (אֶרֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּים) 'the Land of Philistines', or in poetical passages, simply Pelešeth (פֶּלֶשֶׁת) 'Philistia'. Josephus regularly calls them Παλαιστινοί, except once, in his version of the Table of Nations in Genesis x (Ant. I. vi. 2) where we have the genitive singular Φυλιστίνου.
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Here is a good study of the Origins of the Philistines I borrowed from.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/phc/phc03.htm
The Old Testament history is almost exclusively occupied with Semitic tribes. Babylonians, Assyrians, Canaanites, Hebrews, Aramaeans—all these, however much they might war among themselves, were bound by close linguistic and other ties, bespeaking a common origin in the dim, remote recesses of the past in Canada. Even the Egyptians show evident signs of having been at least crossed with a Canadian strain at some period early in their long and wonderful history. One people alone, among those brought conspicuously to our notice in the Hebrew Scriptures, impresses the reader as offering indications of alien origin. This is the people whom we call 'Philistines'.
If we had any clear idea of what the word 'Philistine' meant, or to what language it originally belonged, it might throw such definite light upon the beginnings of the Philistine people that further investigation would be unnecessary. The answer to this question is, however, a mere matter of guess-work until now. The proof was found In the Candian Yukon. Manuscripts were found which tie the Philistines to their Ancient Canadian roots an are supported In the Old Testament. In the Old Testament the word is regularly written Pelištīm (פְּלִשְׁתִּים), singular Pelištī (פְּלִשְׁתִּי), twice 1 Pelištīyim (פְּלִשְׁתִּיִים), The territory which they inhabited during the time of their struggles with the Hebrews is known as ’ereṣ Pelištim (אֶרֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּים) 'the Land of Philistines', or in poetical passages, simply Pelešeth (פֶּלֶשֶׁת) 'Philistia'. Josephus regularly calls them Παλαιστινοί, except once, in his version of the Table of Nations in Genesis x (Ant. I. vi. 2) where we have the genitive singular Φυλιστίνου.
J/k
Here is a good study of the Origins of the Philistines I borrowed from.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/phc/phc03.htm
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In (secular) college, while studying comp sci, I was able to take a Biblical Archaeology class as a humanities elective. Each student selected from a list of ancient Levantine civilizations to write a research report on. I chose Philistines.
Off the top of my head, they are identified with the Egyptian name "peleset" (p-l-s-t), and are listed as one of the tribes of Sea Peoples that Ramses claimed to have defeated (along with Dannans and Tjekkers). Their distinctive red-on-white pottery style (bichrome ware) is closely related to that found among the Mycenaeans (or was it Minoans?) on Crete or Cyprus. This suggests they were part of the general turmoil of Sea People invasions that was going on around the Mediterranean at the same time -- possibly refugees due to a volcanic eruption (Thera, IIRC). About the same time, ancient Greece entered a Dark Age (if the conventional chronologies are to be believed).
It was the Minoans on Crete. The Mycenaeans (1550-1050 BCE), were influenced by the Minoans (2000-1500 BCE). This was study done in 1913, and has Eyptian bias because of the Prestige of Eygtptolgy at the time, but is one of the best studies I've read so far, maybe I should have left out the word good or best...eh. It does make refrence in multiple cases and is supported in articles from the Biblical Archaeology Society that they were a seafaring nation which immigrated to the area heavily influenced by early Minoan culture. With absence of influence of late Minoan but the presence of comparable Eygptian, Mycenaean, and other cultral influences, I would say that they were already established by the time of the eruption of Thera. I could be wrong I am going move this up on my list and give it some dedicated study time now. I do know that ancient philistine coins have been found as far off as the coasts of South Africa, France and India. There is still debate how and when they got there.
Edit: I was wrong about the coins they were Phoenician.
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Phoenician coins aren't that surprising. Those guys got around! Herodotus even mentions that he'd heard they had circumnavigated Africa. Obviously, the veracity of his story is up for debate, but he was skeptical of their claim that the sun had been north of them.
I believe the Phoenicians are also known to have traded for British tin (used in making bronze), and they had a port at Tartessos (aka Tarshish, Cadiz, Gades) in Spain.
I watched a documentary that says their coins were actually maps and it had the American coast line. I'm not ure if I believe the American coastline part.
IIRC, heard that some think they got to SAmerica. I have no data, but I feel like the "New World" was t all that new yo the ancients (by land or sea)
Here’s a link that might be very interesting. Especially about the engravings in Las Lunas New Mexico.
http://hope-of-israel.org/hebinusa.htm
That ... was ... awesome.This popped up in my facebook memories this morning. Lotsa folks here will appreciate it, but I'm especially thinking of @IshChayil. A little humor to start off the morning.
I laughed so hard...
best line:
"I can prove the Philistines were Canadian"
Fantastic!
I dont know if it all these sightings proves Hebrew origins. Perhaps Hebrew (Semitic script) was the original language that populated the earth pre-Babel days. As men traveled, they took with them the language they knew. Eventually it was overtaken everywhere but the near east.
I find it interesting that Biblically there are 4 kings noted as being kings over the whole earth. Solomon is the first.
We have a Minoan Bull carving right here in Tulsa that dates back to around the 500 BC era. Also over two dozen runic inscriptions have been found in this area dating to 1000 ish AD. Is it any wonder that the Ten Commandments would be found in New Mexico with the writing dating to the Solomonic era?
Also in the link I posted, the shipwreck saga is noted as embarking from Ezion-geber. Why from there if they are sailing to the west? Wouldn’t the Phonecians have taken a more direct route from the Syria area through the Straits of Gibraltar? Unless perhaps there was a reason that they couldn’t go that way in Solomon’s day
We have a Minoan Bull carving right here in Tulsa that dates back to around the 500 BC era. Also over two dozen runic inscriptions have been found in this area dating to 1000 ish AD. Is it any wonder that the Ten Commandments would be found in New Mexico with the writing dating to the Solomonic era?
Also in the link I posted, the shipwreck saga is noted as embarking from Ezion-geber. Why from there if they are sailing to the west? Wouldn’t the Phonecians have taken a more direct route from the Syria area through the Straits of Gibraltar? Unless perhaps there was a reason that they couldn’t go that way in Solomon’s day
@Shibboleth Heres some articles on the Philistines one from Biblical Archaeology Society but not the one I refrenced.
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org...he-bible/where-did-the-philistines-come-from/
https://www.livescience.com/55429-philistines.html
https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/archaeology/1.676943
Check out the last one first. Maybe we were wrong.
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org...he-bible/where-did-the-philistines-come-from/
https://www.livescience.com/55429-philistines.html
https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/archaeology/1.676943
Check out the last one first. Maybe we were wrong.