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The famous Giant from the Bible, Goliath, had a weapon: A spear whose shaft was like a weaver's beam. This description occurs both times warriors (David and Elhanan) fight Goliath, in 1 Samuel 17 and 2 Samuel 19. What on earth is a weaver's beam and why is Goliath's weapon described that way? In this video, we find out.
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The paper regarding the Weaver's Beam being Elhanan's weapon is: The Shaft of Whose Spear Was Like a Weaver's Beam? Another Suggestion, I Garfinkel (available through Google Scholar).