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
Omar (biblical figure) states. It is not clear that this name originates in the biblical name. The name Omar is also the English transliteration of the Arabic name of the Muslim leader Omar Ibn Khattab today written Umar. In Arabic it is pronounced with an opening glottal sound and is not of the biblical origin. Omar (biblical figure) Omar (, possibly meaning ""eloquent"" or ""gifted speaker"" in Hebrew, although it is a name in a different but close language) was the name of a man mentioned in the Bible, the ancestor of an Edomite clan, the son of Eliphaz (Esau's eldest son). Omar's