Philistines
2 of the 7 encyclopedias on this shelf carry an entry for Philistines. Both are reproduced below, so you can see where they agree and where they differ.
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
an ancient people, descended from Ham, the son of Noah. They emigrated at a very early date from Egypt into Syria, called after them Philistia, and afterward Palestine, though they possessed only the portion as well on the S. coast bounded by the hilly coun- land. tries of Ephraim and Judah, and extend- to ing S. W. to the confines of Egypt. Their of verse chief as 2218 city B., C. Gaza, is mentioned as early ceeding They reduced the Israelites Hades to subjection 1156 B. c. ( Judges xiii: 1), which but were compelled to set them at liberty some by Samson, who destroyed their chief volumes nobility by by pulling down the temple don where they were assembled, 1117 B. C. year. ( Judges xvi: 30). In the time of Eli, the b. c. ( I Sam. iv: 11), they seized ark of the Lord, which they were to restore by the miraculous it brought upon them; and they a severe defeat from Samuel Mizpeh, 1096 b. c. ( I Sam. vii: 2- 2-13). In the reign of Saul they harassed the Israelites (I Sam. xiv: 52), and the death of that monarch occurred while fighting against them in Mount Gilboa, 1055 b. c. (1 Sam. xxxi: 4). David gained several victories over the Philistines, and Jehoshaphat made them tributary to him, 912 b. c. (II Chron. xvii: 11). In the reign of Jehoram they invaded Judah, and carried away the king's wives and sons into captivity, 887 B. C. (II Chron. xxi: 17). They again invaded Judah, and took Bethshemesh and Ajalon, 740 b. c. (II Chron. xxviii: 18). Their country was invaded by the Assyrians and the Egyptians, who took their strong city of Ashdod. Pompey incorporated Philistia in the Roman province of Syria, 62 B. C.
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
fi-lis'tins, a people of probable Canaanitish origin. They dwelt on the southern border of Palestine, on the coast road from Egypt to Syria. They occupied five cities. It is thought, in fact, that they were a colony planted by the Egyptian pharaohs to secure the roadway. At all events they refused to mingle with the other people of Palestine and were faithful to Egyptian interests for many a century. The Philistines and the Israelites were hereditary foes. Their truces and friendships were about as lasting and sincere as those between the Sioux and the Chippewa Indians. Goliath, the giant, whom the stripling David smote fairly in the forehead, with a pebble from a shepherd's sling, was a Philistine. In point of walled cities, armor, and implements of warfare they excelled the Israelites. Planting Bontoc. Scenes in the Philippines