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Bible bombshell as archaeologists find 'Goliath only as tall as an NBA player'
The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxThe fearsome towering giant of Biblical legend Goliath may only have been slightly taller than a professional basketball player, archaeologists have claimed.Goliath is described in the Dead Sea Scrolls' Book of Samuel as an enormous Philistine warrior who was defeated in battle by King David, said to be almost three metres tall.But archaeological findings claim Goliath was actually about 7ft 10ins — hardly meriting the title of "giant", although as people tended to be shorter back then perhaps his height was gigantic by comparison.The tallest NBA players of all time, Manute Bol and Gheorghe Muresan, both measure 7 ft 7.