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  2. Goliath - Wikipedia

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    David and Goliath (1888) by Osmar Schindler. Goliath [A] (/ ɡ ə ˈ l aɪ ə θ / gə-LY-əth) is a Philistine giant in the Book of Samuel.Descriptions of Goliath's immense stature vary among biblical sources, with various texts describing him as either 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) or 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) tall. [1]

  3. 1 Samuel 17 - Wikipedia

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    Average height of men at the end of first century BCE in the Middle East and Mediterranean area was estimated based on the skeletons in some tombs to be about 3.5 cubits (about 150 cm or 5 ft.) to about 175 cm. [35] Whether it was 2 or 3 meters, the mention of Goliath's height certainly played a role for the Israelites to fear him, although in ...

  4. Goliath - en.wikipedia.org

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    Descriptions of Goliath's immense stature vary among biblical sources, with the Masoretic Text describing him as 9 feet 9 inches (2.97 m) tall. [1] According to the text, Goliath issued a challenge to the Israelites , daring them to send forth a champion to engage him in single combat ; he was ultimately defeated by the young shepherd David ...

  5. Hebrew numerals - Wikipedia

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    This is used in the case where a number is represented by two or more Hebrew numerals (e.g., 28 → כ״ח ‎‎). Similarly, a single geresh (U+05F3 in Unicode, and resembling a single quote mark) is appended after (to the left of) a single letter to indicate that the letter represents a number rather than a (one-letter) word.

  6. Giant - Wikipedia

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    The Masoretic Text version of the Book of Samuel gives his height as six cubits and one span (possibly 313–372 centimetres (10 ft 3 in – 12 ft 2 in)), [15] while the Septuagint, the 1st-century Jewish historian Flavius Josephus and the 2nd–1st-centuries BCE Dead Sea Scrolls give Goliath's height as four cubits and one span (possibly 216 ...

  7. The Samuel Scroll - Wikipedia

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    David fights Goliath One major variation in the Samuel text is in 1 Samuel 17:4. While both the Septuagint and Josephus ' writings attributed only four cubits and a span (possibly about 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm) to Goliath's height, the Masoretic Text recorded Goliath's height as six cubits (possibly about 9 feet 6 inches (290 cm).

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  9. Category:Giants in the Hebrew Bible - Wikipedia

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    Goliath (18 P) N. Nephilim (10 P) R. Rephaites (1 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Giants in the Hebrew Bible" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.