Go back just some 4,000 years, and guess what? Animals were bigger, alot bigger. Scientists found the remains of boars, the size of sub-compact sports-cars; lately, in Google-news, a rhino skeleton was found (somewhere) that stood as tall as a t-rex, something like 15 feet. Aurochs, wild bulls were like twice the size as bulls today.
Scientists don't seem to have a problem with this, but if one of these guys (or some farmer) unearths an 8 foot human, that won't see any museum foot-lights anytime soon. And yeah, the Bible says there were "giants." Bible says it, that settles it. And i absolutely believe those giants - back in the days of Job, and before - were taller than 8 feet.
By the way, when Joshua and his armies were fixing to take the land, one of the enemy kings, Og, stood like 12 feet - he was so big, his bed was made of iron. Back then, iron wasn't cheap, or easy to come by. But Og, i guess, weighed too much for regular rich-dude furniture. He must have been like 900 pounds - all muscle, (and all mean).
Anyway, my question about the 8 footers: were they like the great grandsons of giants? Or, were people, living in some areas - where food and water was good and plentiful - simply tall? Btw, how tall were Adam and Eve - and their kids?
"...yea, let God be true, but every man a liar..." Roman's 3:4
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