Definition of "Philistia"

The Babylonian Chronicles recount Nebuchadnezzar's conquest of Philistia between 604–601 B.C.E.

2010, Nancy R. Bowen, Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries: Ezekiel‎, page 158

With Assyria in full control of the Levantine littoral, Philistia, which was vital to Assyrian political and commercial aspirations, was treated leniently and was awarded “favored nation” status.

2010, Seymour Gitin, “Philistines in the Books of Kings”, in André Lemaire, Baruch Halpern, Matthew Joel Adams, editors, The Books of Kings: Sources, Composition, Historiography and Reception, page 317

All of Assyria's dealings with Egypt were obliged to pass through Philistia; geographic expediency also seems to have resulted in most of Assyria's interactions with Judah progressing via Philistia.

2014, C. L. Crouch, The Making of Israel‎, page 30