
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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Giants have been part of history and mythology all over the world. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what giants are, how big humans can get, what's responsible for giants, and the report of giant people in legends and the Bible.
