Biblical place

Where was Philistia?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Ashkelon.

First appears in Exodus 15:14 · 14 books · 21 chapters

Overview

Biblical region. Modern identification: Tel Ashkelon.

Philistia is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Ashkelon. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Exodus 15:14 and is mentioned across 14 books, with 22 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 63 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 66 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 66 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 88 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 92 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Philistia today

Travel to Philistia, the modern-day Tel Ashkelon.

Philistia is commonly identified with Tel Ashkelon, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Philistia is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Tel Ashkelon

Philistia

31.664°N · 34.546°E

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