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Goliath
1 Samuel
Name meaning
uncertain — a Philistine name, possibly Anatolian
About
Philistine champion from Gath, over nine feet tall, who defied the armies of Israel for forty days. The shepherd boy David answered his challenge and felled him with a single stone from his sling, then beheaded him with his own sword — Israel's most famous picture of faith overcoming overwhelming odds.
Relationships
Key Scripture Appearances
1 Samuel 17:4
1 Samuel 17:8
1 Samuel 17:48
1 Samuel 17:50
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