 It has been suggested that in some passages "Cherethites" may be used as a synonym for the Philistines.describes the Cherethites as living in the Negev (also called "South") near Ziklag, but the same area is described as "the land of the Philistines" only two verses later.The Bible also refers to the Cherethites in the frequent phrase "Cherethites and Pelethites".