so the fact they have become sort of a synonym for being boorish and uncultured is because all of their histories were written by their enemies. but in fact they were very sophisticated people. they were expert with sword and shield, technology in fighting. and these guys are conquering all of the cities that they re coming across. they re marching eastward towards the judaean highlands. then you ve got the israelites spreading out towards the coast. after a series of wars with the philistines, including a very bad defeat, the israelites decide that they want to have a king rule over them. people are stronger when they re united than when they re divided.
and these guys are conquering all of the cities that they re coming across. they re marching eastward towards the judaean highlands. then you ve got the israelites spreading out towards the coast. after a series of wars with the philistines, including a very bad defeat, the israelites decide that they want to have a king rule over them. people are stronger when they re united than when they re divided. and ancient israel realized that as long as they were separate tribes, they weren t going to be