Approximate extent of philistine language (ca. 11th century BC):
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<p>Machinist, Peter (2013). «Biblical Traditions: The Philistines and Israelite History». In Oren, Eliezer D. <i>The Sea Peoples and Their World: A Reassessment</i>. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 53-83.<br>Wright, Paul H. <i>Bible Atlas</i>. Holman Quick Source. 2000 (p. 142, 158) <br><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=genesis%2021:32-21:34&amp;version=KJV">Genesis 21:32-34</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=exodus%2023:31-23:31&amp;version=KJV">Exodus 23:31</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=joshua%2013:3-13:4&amp;version=KJV">Joshua 13:3-4</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1samuel%206:17-6:18&amp;version=KJV">1 Samuel 6:17-18</a>, etc.
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