Tag Archives: Og
The Brick Testament: Old Testament Collection (Genesis-Kings) to be Published
For years, The Brick Testament has entertained us with its online portrayal of biblical stories, lovingly recreated with Lego bricks and figurines. Now, the entire Genesis-Kings collection is to be published in book form. Brendan Powell Smith’s The Brick Bible: A New Spin on the Old … Continue reading
Filed under 1 Samuel 17, 2 Samuel 21, 23, Anakim, Deuteronomy 3, Goliath, Ishbi-Benob, Joshua 11, Literature, Nephilim
The age of King Og at the time of his death
Tanzanian correspondent “chamshama” wrote in to Remnant of Giants with a query: I want to know the age of King Og At the time of his death. And I’m sure that many of our readers do too, chamshama! In Deut. … Continue reading
Filed under Ancient Jewish texts, Deuteronomy 3, Emim, Genesis 6.1-4, Joshua 14-15, King Og, Nephilim, Numbers 13-14, Rephaim, Zamzummim
Handy Giant Cubit-to-Feet Converter
Have you ever wondered how exactly to convert those pesky biblical “cubits” into modern feet or metres? Now you can with the Cubits Converter and Ark Size Calculator! The basic problem with converting cubits to modern feet or metres is that … Continue reading
Filed under 1 Samuel 17, Biblical Giants, Deuteronomy 3, Goliath, King Og
The Height of the Giants who survived the Flood
Readers often write in to ask: how tall were the Giants in the Bible? Remnant of Giants has already provided an answer to the question, ‘How tall was Goliath?‘. But what about the other biblical Giants? How tall were they? Q. How … Continue reading
Filed under Biblical Giants, Genesis 6.1-4, King Og, Macrophilia, Nephilim, Numbers 13-14
A Giant the Size of King Og Found in Belgium!
The Washington Post yesterday (11 April 2011) reported the finding of a Giant the size of King Og, in Belgium: In 1643, workers unearthed some huge bones in a Belgian field. The naturalists who studied them were convinced they had come … Continue reading
Filed under Cryptozoology, Deuteronomy 3, King Og
New Book on Graeco-Roman Reception: The Classical Tradition
A very good, quite sumptuous yet affordable new guide to the field of classical reception is The Classical Tradition (Anthony Grafton, Glenn W. Most and Salvatore Settis, eds; Harvard UP, 2010). The subjects which are included in the volume are judiciously selected, without aiming to be encyclopedic - and that results … Continue reading
Filed under Books on Reception History, Genesis 6.1-4, King Og
