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Giants! (Biblical Giants, Goliath, Nephilim, Tallest Man Ever, Robert Wadlow)

Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

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How Tall Was Goliath?

According to the Masoretic text of 1 Samuel Goliath was six cubits and one span. The Septuagint says he was four cubits and a span, which would work out to 78 inches or six feet, six inches tall. Six foot six doesn't sound like a giant today but in ancient Israelite terms such as on a keem and refuge it could mean someone unusually tall because Philistine means "fantastic"

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