Philistines This differentiation was also held by the authors of the Septuagint, who translated (rather than transliterated) its base text as "allophuloi" (, "other nations") instead of "philistines" throughout the Books of Judges and Samuel. Throughout the Deuteronomistic history, Philistines are almost always referred to without the definite article, except on 11 occasions. On the basis of the LXX's regular translation into "allophyloi", Robert Drews states that the term "Philistines" means simply "non-Israelites of the Promised Land" when used in the context of Samson, Saul and David. A few biblical texts, such as the Ark Narrative and stories reflecting the importance
Salah (biblical figure) Salah (biblical figure) Salah (שלח, "Shelach", "Šelḥ" ) is an ancestor of the Israelites according to the Table of Nations in . He is thus one of the table's “seventy names.” He is called Shelah in and Sala () in the Septuagint and . In the ancestral line from Noah to Abraham, he is the son of Arpachshad (in the Masoretic Text and Samaritan Pentateuch) or Cainan (in the Septuagint ) and the father of ‘Eber. The name "‘Eber" for his son is the original eponym of the Hebrew people, from the root "‘abar" (עבר, ), “to cross over.” The