Origins of the Philistines

 From Science Sensei:

The Old Testament also tells Samson’s story, an Israelite whose parents pledged him to be under the Nazarene vow. As part of the Nazarene vow, he could not cut his hair, from which he derived superhuman strength. He insisted on taking a wife from the Philistines and chose a beautiful seductress, Delilah. She convinced him to tell her the secret of his power. When she learned that the secret was in his hair, she informed the Philistine army and then lulled him to sleep so they could cut his hair.

Like David and Goliath, the story of Samson and Delilah are well-known stories of right and wrong, good and evil. However, the ancestors and origins of the ancient Philistines were still mostly unknown until now. (Read more.)