Comments for Rainy Skies http://rainyskies.net Seasonal depression abated by an acute interest in all things literary and thought-provoking. Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:12:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on David & Goliath… an Engineer’s Perspective by Benjamin http://rainyskies.net/?p=17&cpage=1#comment-80 Benjamin Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:12:30 +0000 http://rainyskies.net/?p=17#comment-80 Thanks for the comment/question dcarp! The Bible does not tell us what Goliath's sword weighed; however, it does tell us about his spear: "His spear shaft was like a weaver's rod, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels." 1 Sam. 17:7 A simple conversion from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shekel" rel="nofollow">shekels</a> yields about 14.4 pounds. As far as his sword goes, the Philistines are thought to be or to have connections with Mycenaean Greeks. Thus you could look at some examples of greek swords which are documented better. Here is one website (<a href="http://www.artsales.com/ARTistory/Ancient_Ships/Ancient_Weapons_Bronze_Age_Daggers_and_Swords.html" rel="nofollow">Ancient Weapons</a>) which can give you an idea of what it may have looked like. Perhaps you may be able to extrapolate from the average sword size/weight at the time, and then guess at an increase in proportion based on the size of Goliath vs the average sized man of the period. Thanks for the comment/question dcarp!

The Bible does not tell us what Goliath’s sword weighed; however, it does tell us about his spear:
“His spear shaft was like a weaver’s rod, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels.” 1 Sam. 17:7

A simple conversion from shekels yields about 14.4 pounds.

As far as his sword goes, the Philistines are thought to be or to have connections with Mycenaean Greeks. Thus you could look at some examples of greek swords which are documented better. Here is one website (Ancient Weapons) which can give you an idea of what it may have looked like.

Perhaps you may be able to extrapolate from the average sword size/weight at the time, and then guess at an increase in proportion based on the size of Goliath vs the average sized man of the period.

]]> Comment on David & Goliath… an Engineer’s Perspective by Benjamin http://rainyskies.net/?p=17&cpage=1#comment-79 Benjamin Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:51:29 +0000 http://rainyskies.net/?p=17#comment-79 Hi Jeff, thanks for the comment. I would be interested in your email about giants, you can send it to <a href="benjamin@rainyskies.net" rel="nofollow">benjamin@rainyskies.net</a>. Hi Jeff, thanks for the comment. I would be interested in your email about giants, you can send it to benjamin@rainyskies.net.

]]> Comment on Jail vs Nursing Home by Benjamin http://rainyskies.net/?p=796&cpage=1#comment-78 Benjamin Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:49:49 +0000 http://rainyskies.net/?p=796#comment-78 I'm not sure you'll be able to find the original author of this post... it is something that has gone around the internet/email for a while. I’m not sure you’ll be able to find the original author of this post… it is something that has gone around the internet/email for a while.

]]> Comment on Jail vs Nursing Home by George Nowak http://rainyskies.net/?p=796&cpage=1#comment-77 George Nowak Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:58:44 +0000 http://rainyskies.net/?p=796#comment-77 How do I find out the author of the above - Jail vs Nursing home love it How do I find out the author of the above – Jail vs Nursing home love it

]]> Comment on David & Goliath… an Engineer’s Perspective by jeff braselton http://rainyskies.net/?p=17&cpage=1#comment-76 jeff braselton Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:51:55 +0000 http://rainyskies.net/?p=17#comment-76 If you will email me I will send you an email about giants in the land that have been discovered. I will try and forward it to you, but Im no real good on the computer. Jeff If you will email me I will send you an email about giants in the land that have been discovered. I will try and forward it to you, but Im no real good on the computer.

Jeff

]]> Comment on David & Goliath… an Engineer’s Perspective by dcarp http://rainyskies.net/?p=17&cpage=1#comment-75 dcarp Mon, 09 Aug 2010 05:10:29 +0000 http://rainyskies.net/?p=17#comment-75 question: in church Sunday the preacher asked if anyone knew the weight of Goliath's sword. Is there anyway to find this out? question: in church Sunday the preacher asked if anyone knew the weight of Goliath’s sword. Is there
anyway to find this out?

]]> Comment on David & Goliath… an Engineer’s Perspective by Benjamin http://rainyskies.net/?p=17&cpage=1#comment-73 Benjamin Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:27:21 +0000 http://rainyskies.net/?p=17#comment-73 Thanks for the comment; I'm glad you enjoyed the article and appreciate the feedback. Thanks for the comment; I’m glad you enjoyed the article and appreciate the feedback.

]]> Comment on David & Goliath… an Engineer’s Perspective by rollandangel http://rainyskies.net/?p=17&cpage=1#comment-72 rollandangel Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:58:59 +0000 http://rainyskies.net/?p=17#comment-72 I thoroughly enjoyed reading your account here with the physics involved. I took a class a few years back and never thought I would see it again. You used physics here in a great way and I had an understanding. Thank you. I thoroughly enjoyed reading your account here with the physics involved. I took a class a few years back and never thought I would see it again. You used physics here in a great way and I had an understanding. Thank you.

]]> Comment on Jail vs Nursing Home by Ada http://rainyskies.net/?p=796&cpage=1#comment-71 Ada Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:18:30 +0000 http://rainyskies.net/?p=796#comment-71 Perfect Perfect

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