Who is the
tallest person
in the Bible?
A) Goliath B) King Og
ANSWER: King Og
NOTE: If the giant king Og's bedstead was built in proportion to his size as most beds are, he may have been between 9 and 13 feet (2.7 and 4.0 m) in height. Many people believe Goliath was the tallest man. Goliath was around Nine feet nine inches. But actually, Og is the tallest man in The Bible. King Og spoken of in Deuteronomy 3:11 whose iron bedstead was approximately 14-feet by 6-feet wide. King Og was at least 11-feet tall, yet some claim up to 18.
Deuteronomy 3:11 ESV
"For only Og the king of Bashan was left of the remnant of the Rephaim. Behold, his bed was a bed of iron. Is it not in Rabbah of the Ammonites? Nine cubits was its length, and four cubits its breadth, according to the common cubit." (13.5 by 6 feet)
1 Samuel 17:4
"A champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp. His height was six cubits and a span." -
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