Settlement Options and Illustrations. SETTLEMENT OPTIONS Death proceeds of a life policy can be paid out in five different options: lump-sum, fixed amount, fixed period, interest only, and life income. a. Lump-sum - Although this option is still available it is not used as frequently as the others. b.
Various Bible commentaries place the length of a cubit anywhere from 17 inches (43.2 centimeters) to 21 inches (53.3 centimeters). The length of a span is highly likely around 9 inches (22.9 centimeters). Conservatively, Goliath was 9 feet 3 inches tall or 2.82 meters and likely was a bit bigger! Compare this to the average height of a U.S. male (2003 to 2006 data) of 5 feet 10 inches (1.8 meters). Regarding the size and weight of Goliath's armor the Bible says his battle coat weighed 5,000 shekels of bronze.
Why is the length of someone's arms equals to his height? What is the correlation between the height of one's legs and the length of one's arms? Given that the common height of the population in biblical times was less than today, what must Goliath's height have been to be called a gian...