Valley of Elah battle of David and Goliath

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Old Testament event biblical battle religious narrative

The Valley of Elah battle of David and Goliath is the biblical confrontation in which the young Israelite David defeats the Philistine giant Goliath, symbolizing faith and courage overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds.

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Valley of Elah battle of David and Goliath canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Old Testament event ⓘ
biblical battle ⓘ
religious narrative ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Christianity ⓘ
Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ
Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedIn Christian Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedInBook First Book of Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedInChapter 1 Samuel 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ
featuresArmor Goliath's armor ⓘ
featuresLocation Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ
border of Judah ⓘ
featuresWeapon sling ⓘ
stone ⓘ
sword ⓘ
hasAntagonist Goliath NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasChampion Goliath NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCommander King Saul NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasConsequence Saul's increased jealousy of David ⓘ
rise of David's reputation ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact frequent reference in literature ⓘ
frequent reference in popular culture ⓘ
frequent reference in sermons ⓘ
metaphor for small vs. large opponents ⓘ
hasKeyEvent David beheads Goliath with Goliath's sword ⓘ
David refuses Saul's armor ⓘ
David selects five smooth stones from the brook ⓘ
David strikes Goliath on the forehead with a stone ⓘ
hasMainProtagonist David NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOutcome death of Goliath ⓘ
victory of Israelites ⓘ
hasSymbolism courage against overwhelming odds ⓘ
divine assistance ⓘ
faith overcoming strength ⓘ
hasTheme heroism ⓘ
trust in God ⓘ
underdog victory ⓘ
hasWarrior David NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvesPeople Israelites NERFINISHED ⓘ
Philistines NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfPrimaryText Biblical Hebrew ⓘ
narrativeGenre didactic story ⓘ
historical narrative ⓘ
takesPlaceIn Valley of Elah NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod biblical era ⓘ

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Shfela (Judean lowlands) → notableEventSite → Valley of Elah battle of David and Goliath ⓘ
subject surface form: Shfela