Goliath
And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine,
whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it [is here]
wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that,
take [it]: for [there is] no other save that here. And David
said, [There is] none like that; give it me....
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And he enquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals,
and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine....
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And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines,
where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew
[the brother of] Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear
[was] like a weaver's beam....
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(Hebrew: גָּלְיָת, Modern Golyat Tiberian Golyāṯ; Arabic: جالوت ,
Ǧālūt (Qur’anic term), جليات Ǧulyāt (Christian term)), known
also as Goliath of Gath (one of five city states of the
Philistines), is a figure in the Hebrew bible (Old Testament).
Described as a giant Philistine warrior, he is famous for his
combat with the young David, the futu...
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go-li'-ath (golyath; Goliath):
(1) The giant of Gath, and champion of the Philistine army
(1 Sam 17:4-23; 21:9; 22:10; 2 Sam 21:19; 1 Ch 20:5 ff). He
defied the armies of Israel, challenging anyone to meet him
in single combat while the two armies faced each other at
Ephesdammim. He was slain by the youthful David. Goliath was
almost certainly...
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-(A giant champion of Gath)
-Defied armies of Israel and is killed by David
1Sa 17; 21:9; 22:10
-His sons
2Sa 21:15-22; 1Ch 20:4-8...
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(splendor), a famous giant of Gath, who "morning and evening
for forty days" defied the armies of Israel. 1Sa 17:1 ...
(B.C. 1063.) He was possibly descended from the old Rephaim
[GIANTS], of whom a scattered remnant took refuge with the
Philistines after their dispersion by the Ammonites.
De 2:20,21; 2Sa 21:22 His height was "six cubits and a...
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great. (1.) A famous giant of Gath, who for forty days
openly
defied the armies of Israel, but was at length slain
by David
with a stone from a sling (1 Sam. 17:4). He was
probably
descended from the Rephaim who found refuge among
the
Philistines after they were dispersed by the
Ammonites (Deut.
2:20, 21). His height was "six cubits and a...
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Perhaps a descendant of the old Rephaim, a remnant of whom,
when dispersed by Ammon, took refuge with the Philistines
(Deuteronomy 2:20-21; 2 Samuel 21:22). Hebrew golleh means
"an exile". Simonis derives it from an Arabic root, "stout."
Gath is incidentally mentioned in Samuel as Goliath's city.
Now Moses records the spies' report (Numbers 13...
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