Science & Scripture

1 Samuel

passages

4

fields

3

Old Testament · passages in 1 Samuel compared with current science.

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• The Earth rests on pillars or foundations.

  1 Samuel 2:8

  What it means: Earth doesn't rest on anything - it floats in space, held in orbit by the sun's gravity.

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• A warrior was nearly 10 feet tall.

  1 Samuel 17:4

  What it means: The tallest verified humans were about 8-9 feet due to medical conditions like pituitary tumors.

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• One man was a full foot taller than every single other person in his entire nation.

  1 Samuel 9:2

  What it means: Height follows a bell curve in any population.

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• A skirmish killing 20 soldiers in a small field triggered a full earthquake.

  1 Samuel 14:15

  What it means: Earthquakes are caused by tectonic plates shifting deep underground, not by 20 guys fighting in a field.

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