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Question about Goliath
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Xanthippe_Voorhees
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Did he suffer from what the medical community now knows as Giantism? Perhaps…but nothing in scripture indicates he was anything but a huge, buff guy. Most people with giantism caused by a medical condition are anything but physically healthy.But Goliath is a man with gigantism biblically speaking?
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If you broaden your biblical search on Giants surrounding and related to Goliath you will find a more familial traits associated and varying theories from different denominations.
Some sects of the protestant faiths believe them to be descended from Nephilim due to a mix of verses and geographical information, while others believe that Goliath’s size was part of his genetic traits due to his specific tribe within the philistine peoples. While I can’t find an exact Catholic doctrine, I am sure someone somewhere has atleast touched on it from a doctrine based view. Here are some additional giants below, one was Goliath’s brother.
“David’s men also killed four other giants from Gath:
• Ishbi-Benob (2 Sam 21:15–17);
• Saph (2 Sam 21:18–22; 1 Chr 20:4–8);
• Lahmi, brother of Goliath (2 Sam 21:18–22; 1
Chr 20:4–8; )
• an unnamed giant with 12 fingers and 12 toes
(2 Sam 21:20–21; 1 Chr 20:6–7)”
(Sourced from my Lexham Bible Dictionary and Verbum Catholic Software)
I hope this helps.
Some sects of the protestant faiths believe them to be descended from Nephilim due to a mix of verses and geographical information, while others believe that Goliath’s size was part of his genetic traits due to his specific tribe within the philistine peoples. While I can’t find an exact Catholic doctrine, I am sure someone somewhere has atleast touched on it from a doctrine based view. Here are some additional giants below, one was Goliath’s brother.
“David’s men also killed four other giants from Gath:
• Ishbi-Benob (2 Sam 21:15–17);
• Saph (2 Sam 21:18–22; 1 Chr 20:4–8);
• Lahmi, brother of Goliath (2 Sam 21:18–22; 1
Chr 20:4–8; )
• an unnamed giant with 12 fingers and 12 toes
(2 Sam 21:20–21; 1 Chr 20:6–7)”
(Sourced from my Lexham Bible Dictionary and Verbum Catholic Software)
I hope this helps.
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Cruciferi
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I seriously doubt he had gigantism. After a certain point the body can’t hold itself up. All manner of joint issues become apparent. I have a coworker who is 6’6”. Everyone considers him a giant. Me, I’m 6’ and have been called giant. Take anyone equal to or greater than 6’ and place them back 3,.000 years ago and I guarantee you that they’d be called giants and monsters. Even people in 19th century America were usually no taller than 5’5”
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Xanthippe_Voorhees
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That’s my feeling on the matter. Poor health, poor food and genetics meant people were smaller than they are today. Heck, in Asian countries my 5’8" husband is a “giant”. In Australia, however, he feels surrounded by “giants”.
Given that Goliath was very physically capable and strong, it is unlikely he was much over 6 and a half feet or so—we know that much past that stature joints, muscles, and ligaments start to fail and most people become crippled or delicate at a young age when they are so structured.
Given that Goliath was very physically capable and strong, it is unlikely he was much over 6 and a half feet or so—we know that much past that stature joints, muscles, and ligaments start to fail and most people become crippled or delicate at a young age when they are so structured.
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L.a. marzulie has evidence of one discovered in 2004 in Afghanistan. Killed by the military.
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