Goliath's sword

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Goliath's sword is the massive weapon taken by the young David after defeating the Philistine giant Goliath, later becoming a symbol of God's deliverance and David's rising status in biblical tradition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical artifact ⓘ
symbolic object ⓘ
weapon ⓘ
appearsIn Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament ⓘ
appearsInWork 1 Samuel ⓘ
associatedWithEvent David's defeat of Goliath ⓘ
associatedWithGroup Philistines ⓘ
associatedWithPeople David ⓘ
Goliath ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Valley of Elah ⓘ
culturalRole symbol of victory over giants or overwhelming foes ⓘ
describedAs massive ⓘ
unique ⓘ
without equal ⓘ
genreContext religious scripture ⓘ
hasCanonicalStatusIn Christian canon ⓘ
Jewish canon ⓘ
hasOwnerInNarrative Goliath ⓘ
hasSubsequentOwnerInNarrative David ⓘ
hasType sword ⓘ
keptAt Nob ⓘ
keptBy Ahimelech the priest ⓘ
linked to: Abiathar
languageOfName English ⓘ
mentionedIn 1 Samuel 17 ⓘ
1 Samuel 21 ⓘ
notableFor association with David's flight from Saul ⓘ
being taken by David after Goliath's defeat ⓘ
originalLanguageContext Hebrew ⓘ
partOf biblical narrative of David's early life ⓘ
relatedTo David and Goliath narrative ⓘ
linked to: David and Goliath

Philistine–Israelite conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Judah and Philistia
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
retrievedBy David at Nob ⓘ
storedIn tabernacle at Nob ⓘ
symbolizes David's rising status ⓘ
God's deliverance ⓘ
God's power over Israel's enemies ⓘ
divine victory ⓘ
takenAsSpoilBy David ⓘ
takenBy David ⓘ
timePeriodContext biblical Iron Age Israel ⓘ
usedAs literary symbol of overcoming great odds ⓘ
usedAsEvidenceOf David's reliance on God's past deliverance ⓘ
God's faithfulness to David ⓘ
usedBy Goliath ⓘ

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David and Goliath → featuresObject → Goliath's sword ⓘ