I find this very interesting because the bible is dealing with truth and not politics. Please prove your assessment that the average height of the ancient Hebrews were only 5 or so. Randy. I have no problem with that. Lines in South America can only be fully realized from an airplane. I have always just read the Bible (KJ, NKJ, NIV, etc.) Whether this is the correct explanation or not, I cant say for sure, but my point is that there are other explanations for the size of Ogs bed and the reference may not be to his stature. The Nephilim were the offspring of heavenly beings who were placed in the spiritual realm to watch over the earth in those days. I appreciate it! Just because I may think the LXX has the correct reading in this case doesnt make me less of a believer. Therefore, it is not disingenuous to speak about people of the Ancient Near East and include Israel in that category. yeah I could easily say they looked like they were in the giant category. Physically, they were not different than us. 1Sam. There is quite reasonably going to be a mixture of Philistine and Judean and Canaanite cultures. I have no problem with those who want to assert that Goliath was 9 ft. tall. The article by Daniel Hays suggests the heights for the average ancient Israelite mentioned in my paper (5-53), and he is quoting from Victor Matthews, Manners and Customs in the Bible (1991), p.3. I believe in the cubic inches that Galiaths height and the Armies weight he wore was a giant probably approximately 99 almost ten feet tall giving God all the Glory that No matter how short or tall a man can be God is able to stand against anyone that defys this great God. In the bible, the Nephilim are mentioned exactly twice, and are never named or defined. i dont care when in history a human was born 6ft. For some, a person 99 is out of the realm of reality, and they would therefore be inclined to the more reasonable reading of 6 9 61. I would agree that it seems we are trying to rationalize what we do not want to believe here with the 6ft. Not a perfect example, but still appropriate. The bones would have later been interred in a huge serpentine structure of loose stones adjacent to stone rings. If you are not sure, these few characteristics might convince you if that person was, in fact, a Nephilim or an offspring. This would have allowed the site to be used to predict the beginning of the rainy season, a very important survival skill. Required fields are marked *. Look at all the ones in recorded history, they all needed canes to walk meaning so too did Goliath. Either way, these creatures are becoming more and more popular in todays culture.