Philistines
It is known that the name “Palestine” comes from “Philistia”. The Philistines are considered the most mysterious of the people mentioned in the Bible.
It says that the people have descended from the island of Caphtor (Crete), but some historians relate with the Philistines to Pelasges. Egyptian manuscripts and archaeological finds are evidence of the origins of the Cretan Philistines. What happened to the Philistines is not known, it is assumed that they were assimilated by the people of the Eastern Mediterranean.
