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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical artifact
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symbolic object ⓘ weapon ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Hebrew Bible
NERFINISHED
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Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | 1 Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | David's defeat of Goliath ⓘ |
| associatedWithGroup | Philistines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
David
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Goliath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Valley of Elah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRole | symbol of victory over giants or overwhelming foes ⓘ |
| describedAs |
massive
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unique ⓘ without equal ⓘ |
| genreContext | religious scripture ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatusIn |
Christian canon
ⓘ
Jewish canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOwnerInNarrative | Goliath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubsequentOwnerInNarrative | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | sword ⓘ |
| keptAt | Nob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keptBy | Ahimelech the priest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philistine–Israelite conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| retrievedBy | David at Nob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storedIn | tabernacle at Nob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
David's rising status
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God's deliverance ⓘ God's power over Israel's enemies ⓘ divine victory ⓘ |
| takenAsSpoilBy | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| takenBy | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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