the Philistine giant slain by David

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• David — /day vid/ for 1, 2, 5; Fr. /dann veed / for 3, 5; Sp. /dah veedh / for 4, 5, n. 1. died c970 B.C., the second king of Israel, reigned c1010 c970, successor to Saul: slayer of the Philistine giant Goliath. 2. Saint. Also called Dewi Sant. A.D.… …   Universalium

• David and Jonathan — For other uses, see David and Jonathan (disambiguation). Jonathan embraces David from Caspar Luiken s Historiae Celebriores Veteris Testamenti Iconibus Representatae (1712) David (Hebrew …   Wikipedia

• David —    Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam. 17:25. As to his personal appearance, we only …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• Goliath — /geuh luy euhth/, n. 1. the giant warrior of the Philistines whom David killed with a stone from a sling. I Sam. 17:48 51. 2. (usually l.c.) a giant. 3. (usually l.c.) a very large, powerful, or influential person or thing: a neighborhood grocery …   Universalium

• King David —     King David     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► King David     In the Bible the name David is borne only by the second king of Israel, the great grandson of Boaz and Ruth (Ruth, iv, 18 sqq.). He was the youngest of the eight sons of Isai, or Jesse… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Goliath — L.L. Goliath, from Heb. Golyath, name of the Philistine giant slain by David [I Sam. xvii] …   Etymology dictionary

• JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Twain–Ament indemnities controversy — The Twain–Ament indemnities controversy was a major cause célèbre in the United States of America in 1901 as a consequence of the published reactions of American humorist Mark Twain to reports of Rev. William Scott Ament and other missionaries… …   Wikipedia

• Goliath — The Philistine [[➝ Philistines]] giant from Gath, over 2.8 m. (9 feet) tall, who issued a challenge to any individual Israelite to combat, to which David responded with a sling and five stones. He struck Goliath s forehead and knocked him… …   Dictionary of the Bible

• First and Second Samuel —     First and Second Books of Kings     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► First and Second Books of Kings     (Also know as the FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF SAMUEL.     For the First and Second Books of Kings in the Authorized Version see KINGS, THIRD AND… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• 2 Samuel 21 — 1 Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites. 2 And the king called the Gibeonites,… …   The King James version of the Bible