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No Bones About It! Part One: GIANTS in the Old World

Historical Blindness

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Giants of Greek Mythology

Ancient reports of the discoveries of gigantic remains seem quite common. This may be because ancient peoples were known to make tombs and sarco agi much larger than the bodies they contained. For the same reason, momified remains often give the further impression of great size when the remains within were not unusually large. It seems to have been a strong impression of the dead. Now back to the showanother tale out of second samuel,. chapter 21, verse 20, tells us of yet another man from gath, of stature, said to have been descended from the rephaim - typically translated as giant. On every hand six fingers, and on every foot, six toes.

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