Time_Sports. 89 CONNECTTWEETCOMMENTEMAILMORE. Baseball's biggest hitters will muscle up and swing for the fences Monday night in the 2016 MLB Home Run Derby. In San Diego's Petco Park, Todd Frazier will look to defend his Derby title, facing off against a field off Derby vets and rookies.
An ancient unit of linear measure, originally equal to the length of the forearm from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow, or about 17 to 22 inches (43 to 56 centimeters). [Middle English. , from Latin. , cubit, elbow .].
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.