The Philistines were a Great People and Governed by Kings in the Patriarchal

At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do.

And Abraham resided in the land of the Philistines for a long time.

When Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked down from the window and was surprised to see Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah.