JUDGES 13-15. SAMSON AND THE PHILISTINES. About the same time as the
Israelites entered Canaan from the east, the Purasati (of the Egyptian
monuments), or Philistines, came over the sea from Caphtor (Crete),
and settled in the rich coast-lands between Carmel and Gaza (p. 28).
For centuries it was a... [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES 15. SAMSON AGAINST THE PHILISTINES. His anger having cooled,
Samson went down to appease his betrothed and complete the marriage.
When he learned how things stood, he was angrier than ever, and
determined to wreak his revenge upon the Philistines. The stories of
the burning of their corn and... [ Continue Reading ]