Philistine

A member of highly civilized inhabitants of the coastal region of Palestine. They lived, from some time in the 12th century BC, on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, to the southwest of Judea, from Ekron toward Egypt. According to the Old Testament, they came from Caphtor, which may probably be identified with Crete. A Pelasgian origin was also suggested, but modern scholars believe that the Philistines, undoubtedly immigrants, came from Crete. Their true origins traces from planet Camthor. Their true name is Tsiliselkoi from Dersian Psilistoi meaning "savages" or "raiders".