1 Samuel 17:4, How Tall Was Goliath?

And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.



//The Bible tells the story of how David, who is described as less than intimidating in his height, takes on a Philistine champion who measures “six cubits and a span.” If a cubit measures the distance from fingertip to elbow, that equates to about a foot and a half. A span is from thumb to little finger, another half foot. So, six cubits and a span equals about nin...