RT Article
T1 Memories, Myths, and Megalithics: Reconsidering the Giants of Gath
JF Journal of Biblical literature
VO 139
IS 4
SP 675
OP 690
A1 Maʾir, Aharon 1958-
LA English
PB Scholar's Press
YR 2020
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1746391049
AB In this article I suggest that the biblical narratives on giants (such as Goliath) deriving from Philistine Gath, and related stories, may very likely have originated from the impressive Iron Age megalithic architecture from Tell es-Safi/Gath, which was visible, on the surface, long after the destruction of Gath. These impressive remains perhaps served as a factor in the creation of the biblical myths of peoples of large size originating in Gath.
DO 10.15699/jbl.1394.2020.3