Goliath
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Scripture
- 1 Chronicles 20:4-8
Several more sons of the giant in Gath fall to David's men, including one "of great stature" with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. The passage explicitly names them "born unto the giant in Gath."
- 1 Samuel 17:4-7
Goliath of Gath, the giant champion of the Philistines. The Masoretic Text gives his height as "six cubits and a span" (about 9 feet 9 inches), while the older Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint read "four cubits and a span" (about 6 feet 9 inches), the reading most textual scholars favor.
Blog
- How Tall Was Enoch's 3,000-Cubit Giant, Really?
This post walks the math behind 1 Enoch's giant and checks it against the tallest giant the Hebrew Bible actually measures. It covers cubit standards, manuscript variants, and why a 450-foot being could not stand on its own legs.
- Was Goliath Part of a Family of Giants From Gath?
Did you know Goliath wasn't the only giant in Gath? Second Samuel 21 reveals a family of giants, including Goliath's brother Lahmi, who faced David’s men in battle.