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The '''Casluhim''' or '''Casluhites''' ({{lang-he|כסלחים}}) were an ancient Egyptian people mentioned in the Bible and related literature. According to {{bibleverse||Genesis|10:14|HE}} and {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|1:12|HE}}, they were descendants of [[Mizraim]] (Egypt) son of [[Ham]], out of whom originated the [[Philistines]]. |
The '''Casluhim''' or '''Casluhites''' ({{lang-he|כסלחים}}) were an ancient Egyptian people mentioned in the Bible and related literature. According to {{bibleverse||Genesis|10:14|HE}} and {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|1:12|HE}}, they were descendants of [[Mizraim]] (Egypt) son of [[Ham]], out of whom originated the [[Philistines]]. |
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The Egyptian form of their name is preserved in the inscriptions of the [[Temple of Kom Ombo]] as the region name ''Kasluḥet''.<ref name="Sayce2009">{{cite book|author=Archibald Henry Sayce|title=The "Higher Criticism" and the Verdict of the Monuments|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Z-AsTCT0zOsC|accessdate=28 November 2010|year=2009|publisher=General Books LLC|isbn= |
The Egyptian form of their name is preserved in the inscriptions of the [[Temple of Kom Ombo]] as the region name ''Kasluḥet''.<ref name="Sayce2009">{{cite book|author=Archibald Henry Sayce|title=The "Higher Criticism" and the Verdict of the Monuments|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Z-AsTCT0zOsC|accessdate=28 November 2010|year=2009|publisher=General Books LLC|isbn=978-1-150-17885-6|page=91}}</ref> Tradition preserved by [[Saadia Gaon]] placed the land of the Casluhim in the northern ''[[Sa'id]]'' region (not to be confused with [[Port Said]]).<ref name="ORT">''Navigating the Bible'', World ORT, 2000, commentary ''Casluhim''</ref> In the Aramaic ''Targum''s their region is called ''Pentpolitai'' understood to be derived from the Greek ''[[Pentapolis (North Africa)|Pentapolis]]'' which more precisely locates the area as the northwest.<ref name="ORT"/> Another name for their region is ''Pekosim'' used in [[Bereshit Rabbah]] 37.<ref name="ORT"/> |
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[[Josephus]] mentions the Casluhim in his ''[[Jewish Antiquities]]'' I, vi, 2 as one of the Egyptian peoples whose cities were destroyed during the [[Ethiopic War]] and who thus disappeared from history. |
[[Josephus]] mentions the Casluhim in his ''[[Jewish Antiquities]]'' I, vi, 2 as one of the Egyptian peoples whose cities were destroyed during the [[Ethiopic War]] and who thus disappeared from history. |
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The CasluhimorCasluhites (Hebrew: כסלחים) were an ancient Egyptian people mentioned in the Bible and related literature. According to Genesis 10:14 and 1 Chronicles 1:12, they were descendants of Mizraim (Egypt) son of Ham, out of whom originated the Philistines.
The Egyptian form of their name is preserved in the inscriptions of the Temple of Kom Ombo as the region name Kasluḥet.[1] Tradition preserved by Saadia Gaon placed the land of the Casluhim in the northern Sa'id region (not to be confused with Port Said).[2] In the Aramaic Targums their region is called Pentpolitai understood to be derived from the Greek Pentapolis which more precisely locates the area as the northwest.[2] Another name for their region is Pekosim used in Bereshit Rabbah 37.[2]
Josephus mentions the Casluhim in his Jewish Antiquities I, vi, 2 as one of the Egyptian peoples whose cities were destroyed during the Ethiopic War and who thus disappeared from history.
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