NIV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture

Later in the book of Judges the Philistines become major players.

For the most part, the events described in the book of Judges take place in Canaan, the small strip of land on the eastern Mediterranean sandwiched between Egypt to the south and the territories occupied by the Phoenicians and Arameans in the north.

the events described in Judges transpired in the Late Bronze Age (1550–1200 BC) and the Early Iron Age (1, 1200–1000 BC).