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Evidence of ‘biblical giants’ found in northern Israel
Jerusalem Post ^ | 2/15/22 | Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz

Posted on 03/23/2022 9:33:45 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal

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To: Roman_War_Criminal
Evidence of ‘biblical giants’ found in northern Israel

Article doesn't, in the first paragraph, specifically address and expand upon the bombshell cited in the title:

FAIL!

Any legitimate find would have been described in loving detail in the first paragraph - for example, thusly:

"Three perfectly preserved male femurs having lengths which, if extrapolated to the sizes of the full-size individuals, indicate heights of 2.13 meters (+/- 0.05 m), 2.21 meters (+/- 0.06 m), and 2.26 meters (+/- 0.06 m), respectively. Additionally, a female femur having a length which, if extrapolated, indicate a height of 2.01 meters (+/- 0.04 m). C-14 dating indicates an age of 10,800 years. The ratio of various calcium isotopes suggest that the individuals, in life, were indigenous to the Eastern Mediterranean region. Additional bone fragments - including an intact cranium - are consistent with these body sizes. All of the specimens have been reliably classified as belonging to the subspecies Homo sapiens sapiens."

"Just the facts, Ma'am!"

After stating the scientific facts, the article could have then gone on with the blah-blah and fluff.

Of course, such articles never do that!

Regards,

61 posted on 03/23/2022 11:21:30 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: DMD13
There have been findings throughout the world of skeletons that are 8-12 feet in height.

Human skeletons?!

No, I didn't think so!

Regards,

62 posted on 03/23/2022 11:22:53 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: Son-Joshua

Interesting post..in light of those thoughts

So did the demonic fallen bring technology to the earth in an attempt to emulate Edens ability to supply the body on thought of need? Thus enslaving man
and setting the earth on a destructive path against God..so instead of it being progress its a lack of faith..?

He comes to destroy the destroyers of the earth..

Yup

https://rumble.com/vwuncj-the-hard-truth.html


63 posted on 03/23/2022 11:23:29 AM PDT by aces (and )
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

“When those newspapers had more space than stories, they often made up fantastic tales to fill the empty spots.”

Would had to be a Nationwide conspiracy to print stuff like that then.


64 posted on 03/23/2022 11:24:02 AM PDT by Democrat = party of treason
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To: plain talk
That sounds like spiritual entities but we really don’t know what they are. Jesus did not elaborate.

Did He mention them at all?!

Because what you've written suggests that Scripture records Jesus of at least mentioning them.

Chapter and verse?

Regards,

65 posted on 03/23/2022 11:24:47 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: Democrat = party of treason

No I am saying that the only thing the church chose for people to be aware of is what they deemed necessary. I believe that God had much more to say than what they espoused as the only holy scripture.


66 posted on 03/23/2022 11:25:43 AM PDT by DaiHuy (I support LGBTQ. (Lets Get Biden to Quit.))
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To: DaiHuy

“No I am saying that the only thing the church chose for people to be aware of is what they deemed necessary. I believe that God had much more to say than what they espoused as the only holy scripture.”

So again, you believe the Holy Spirit incapable of preserving God’s written word to believers.


67 posted on 03/23/2022 11:27:37 AM PDT by Democrat = party of treason
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To: Son-Joshua; aces
They mated w/human women and their offspring were the giants we read about in Samuel and other biblical books.

Wow! That's pretty powerful stuff!

Did these "angelic beings" who mated with human women have 23 chromosome pairs, just like humans? I suppose they must have, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to successfully impregnate human females.

But since when do "angelic beings" have physical bodies - replete with sexual organs and gametes?!

Regards,

68 posted on 03/23/2022 11:29:04 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar; Boogieman
Years ago I had a book WORD KEYS WHICH UNLOCK SCRIPTURE by Duane Edward Spencer. In it he said the Nephilim were simply “Mighty men of stature” who were great warriors and were treated by their tribes as demi-gods. Nothing really spooky or fantastic about them. The Greeks had their own versions written up in THE ILIAD. Most likely other tribes had the same.

Gee, now you've gone and spoiled all our fun!

You meddlesome kids, with your "Occam's Razor" and such!

Regards,

69 posted on 03/23/2022 11:31:23 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: Democrat = party of treason; DaiHuy
So you are saying that you believe the Holy Spirit incapable of making certain that the written word of the living God is exactly what it claims itself to be?

How else to explain the FACT that there are so many different versions of the Bible - even containing different numbers of books?

Regards,

70 posted on 03/23/2022 11:35:00 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: PUGACHEV

Probably was...................


71 posted on 03/23/2022 11:36:23 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Just an advertisement for a movie/book

Can’t they just go and buy some advertising space instead of . . .


72 posted on 03/23/2022 11:44:54 AM PDT by dirtymac ( Now Is The Time For All Good Men To ComeTo The Aid Of Their Country! NOW)
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To: Red Badger

“A ‘giant’ in Biblical times could have been someone 6 feet tall...............”

If you read the second to last article, they describe a giant name Og bed.

“The Biblical measurement of an amah, literally the length of a forearm, is 9.2 inches, which would mean that Og’s bed was over 14 feet long and over six feet wide.”

Very big bed.

I remember reading where they found remains of Giants in China.


73 posted on 03/23/2022 11:46:23 AM PDT by DEPcom (Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules)
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To: circlecity

Interesting thought.


74 posted on 03/23/2022 11:47:06 AM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: Red Badger
“Many apocryphal texts were widely read and published in the early church.”

Yet none but Enoch are cited as authoritative prophecy by NT scripture.

75 posted on 03/23/2022 11:49:01 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: circlecity

👍
Very true!


76 posted on 03/23/2022 11:59:14 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: alexander_busek

“Because what you’ve written suggests that Scripture records Jesus of at least mentioning them.”

No it doesn’t and no he didn’t.


77 posted on 03/23/2022 12:02:15 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: plain talk
Because what you’ve written suggests that Scripture records Jesus of at least mentioning them.

No it doesn’t and no he didn’t.

You originally wrote: That sounds like spiritual entities but we really don’t know what they are. Jesus did not elaborate.

To say, "He did not elaborate" implies that he did at least mention the topic, but did not go into more detail.

Regards,

78 posted on 03/23/2022 12:12:11 PM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: Tell It Right

And before the OT books were written down it had been an oral tradition, which was just as painstaking. Everyone new the stories. If the storyteller missed one word the next storyteller would continue it.

And I think the various ages are close to the actual, but rather than being “rounded” I have read where the number used denotes a meaning. Some numbers are “perfect” like 7, or perhaps the 120 is to evoke the meaning of the 12 tribes of Israel.

An aside - while 7 is perfect, I have read where the use of 666 as the mark of the beast is that it is close to perfect (6.66) and tries to come across as being 7. (Many will be fooled by Satan when the anti-christ comes).

A second aside. The gay pride flag tries to come across as a rainbow (God’s symbol) but it is only 6 colors, it is missing indigo!


79 posted on 03/23/2022 12:27:46 PM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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To: Tell It Right

That’s a Nephilim, baby!


80 posted on 03/23/2022 12:35:09 PM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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