Goliath

Goliath is a Biblical giant slain by David.

Goliath of Gath

Goliath of Gath ("Golyat" in Hebrew) was a gigantic figure in the Biblical story of David in the Book of Samuel I in the Old Testament. He came from Gath, one of five ancient city-states of the Philistines, which was opposed to Israel at the time. Scripture describes how David, as a young man without military training, volunteered to defend the honor of God and Israel by fighting Goliath in a match to the death. Goliath, a national battle hero, was fully armored and quite willing to destroy little David. David slung a single stone which either killed or rendered Goliath unconscious. David then decapitated Goliath with Goliath's own sword. According to the Midrash, Goliath was killed by the stone from the sling which miraculously penetrated his forehead. David and Goliath shared ancestry, David's great-great-grandmother being the Moabite Ruth who was the sister of Orpah, the forebear of Goliath

The name has been used elsewhere for various pieces of software, large machinery (for example, a crane on the Clyde in Scotland), a frog (Conraua goliath), the Goliath Beetle and any situation featuring unequal competing groups.

Although Goliath is generally known as a 'giant' of the Bible, actual careful reading of the scripture in the original Hebrew clearly shows a detailed description of the height and size of Goliath. He was a giant of a man, perhaps eight to eight and half feet tall, but no mythical "giant" of lore

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Goliath is also an alias formerly used by several Marvel Comics characters; the first was Henry Pym, the second was Hawkeye, and the third was Atlas.

Goliath is also the name of a character on the Walt Disney animated series Gargoyles (named after the biblical figure). He is kind hearted, understanding, but somewhat stuffy in his manners.

Goliath is also the 14-ton tractor-trailer in 2 long episodes (2-hour long each) in Season 2 in Knight Rider. The episodes are titled "Goliath" (aired on October 2, 1983) and "Goliath Returns" (aired on February 19, 1984). The tractor without the trailer is also featured in "Knight Rider the Game" played on computers.

In the Computer Strategy game StarCraft, Goliath is the robotic battle unit produced in the Factory of the Terrans. The requirement for the Goliath is the Armory and its upgrades can be researched in the Factory addon - Machine Shop. The noticeable feature of this unit is its anti-air ability. With the Charon Booster upgrade that can be researched in the Machine Shop. The Goliath's range can rival the Zergs' Guardian's range, therefore making it an effective unit to destroy the guardians. It also can damage land units with the Twin Blasters. 12 dmg per attack.