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The '''Philistines''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] פלשתים, ''plishtim'') (see "other uses" below) were a [[nation|people]] who inhabited the southern coast of [[Canaan]], their territory being named '''Philistia''' in later contexts. Their origin has been debated among scholars, but modern [[archaeology]] has suggested early cultural links with the [[Mycenaean Greece|Mycenean]] world in mainland [[Greece]]. Though the Philistines adopted local [[Canaan]]ite culture and language before leaving any written texts, an [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] origin has been suggested for a handful of known Philistine words (See [[Philistine language]]).

The '''Philistines''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] פלשתים, ''plishtim'') (see "other uses" below) were a [[nation|people]] who inhabited the southern coast of [[Canaan]], their territory being named '''Philistia''' in later contexts. Their origin has been debated among scholars, but modern [[archaeology]] has suggested early cultural links with the [[Mycenaean Greece|Mycenean]] world in mainland [[Greece]]. Though the Philistines adopted local [[Canaan]]ite culture and language before leaving any written texts, an [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] origin has been suggested for a handful of known Philistine words (See [[Philistine language]]).