Who actually killed Goliath? 

If you have been attending church from a young age, this question has only one answer for you, and the answer is that David is the one who killed Goliath. In fact, this is the correct answer, and there is no other answer. But someone might quote a verse taken out of context from the Bible, challenge your faith, and tell you that your…

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Did Jesus Curse The Fig Tree Before Or After Cleansing The Temple?

In the Gospel according to Matthew, an account is presented where Jesus, after cleansing the temple, finds a fig tree with no fruit and curses it, causing it to wither  (Matthew 21:12-19). In the Gospel according to Mark, the events appear to happen in a different order. In Mark’s account, Jesus withers the fig tree while leaving Bethany before going to cleanse the Temple…

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Did David kill 700 or 7,000 Syrians?

In one battle, King David annihilated the Syrian reinforcements of his enemy. However, were there 700 chariots or 7000 Syrians? In the account of Samuel, it says: “And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach, the captain of their host, who died there.” (2 Samuel 10:18 KJV) …

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