How Tall Was Goliath, Really? (Archaeology vs Bible)

Take these stories beyond the screen. Explore our guided Bible studies for personal reading or small groups, with selected readings, maps, and questions. Read the complete first study free: https://kingsprophets.s.gy/ep01-goliath The Kings & Prophets timeline poster: https://checkout.mailerlite.com/check... David vs Goliath, told with the real history behind it. How tall was Goliath really? (The oldest manuscripts give a different number than most Bibles.) Who were the Philistines, why could one man freeze an entire army, and what have archaeologists found in the Valley of Elah? In this episode of Kings & Prophets we retell 1 Samuel 17 as a cinematic story and pause along the way to explore the real history behind it: the Sea Peoples, the five Philistine cities, Goliath's armour, the different manuscripts of his height, the inscription from Gath, the deadly ancient sling, and the fortress of Khirbet Qeiyafa overlooking the battlefield. Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:38 The Valley Between 3:18 The Man In Between 6:21 The Youngest Son 9:26 Before the King 11:21 The Name of the LORD 13:39 What It Means 14:18 Next Time Sources World English Bible, 1 Samuel 17; Judges 20:16 (public domain) World English Bible, 1 Samuel 16; 18:7; 21:9 (public domain) Feldman et al., “Ancient DNA sheds light on the genetic origins of early Iron Age Philistines”, Science Advances, 2019 Garfinkel et al., radiocarbon dating of Khirbet Qeiyafa, Radiocarbon, 2016; Khirbet Qeiyafa excavation project (Hebrew University) Maeir, Wimmer, Zukerman & Demsky, “A Late Iron Age I/Early Iron Age II Old Canaanite Inscription from Tell es-Safi/Gath”, BASOR, 2008 Hays, “Reconsidering the Height of Goliath”, JETS 48/4, 2005 Zorn, “Reconsidering Goliath: An Iron Age I Philistine Chariot Warrior”, BASOR, 2010 Bringing a Slingshot to a Swordfight, Biblical Archaeology Society, 2022; Ben-Shlomo & Freikman, Iron Age slingstones Large predator hunting in the southern Levant (leopards, bears, lions), Cambridge Archaeological Journal, 2022 Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible (public domain). Visuals and narration were produced with the help of AI tools and researched and reviewed by the channel's creator. Some scenes are artistic reconstructions. MUSIC "Oppressive Gloom", "Tabuk", "Majestic Hills", "Lord of the Land", "Hidden Wonders", "Exotic Battle", "Heart of Nowhere", "Eternal Hope" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... #bible #biblestories #davidandgoliath #biblehistory #archaeology