How Tall Was Goliath… Really?

Movies and children’s books almost always portray Goliath as a towering 9-foot giant, but what if that detail isn’t actually as certain as we’ve been told? In this video, we explore a fascinating textual debate surrounding the true height of Goliath in 1 Samuel 17. While the traditional Masoretic Text lists him as “six cubits and a span,” earlier witnesses like the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Septuagint, and Josephus may point to a shorter (but still massive) height. *Get a MASTERS IN APOLOGETICS or SCIENCE AND RELIGION at BIOLA (https://bit.ly/3LdNqKf) *USE Discount Code [smdcertdisc] for 25% off the BIOLA APOLOGETICS CERTIFICATE program (https://bit.ly/3AzfPFM) *See our fully online UNDERGRAD DEGREE in Bible, Theology, and Apologetics: (https://bit.ly/448STKK) FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: https://x.com/Sean_McDowell TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sean_mcdowell?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmcdowell/ Website: https://seanmcdowell.org