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Goliath
Arabic Jalut The commentators have not ventured to give any account of Jalut. 
. The giant whom King David slew. Mentioned in the Qur’an, Surah ii 251: "And when the came forth to battle against Jalut and his army, they said, ‘O Lord, give us patience, an strengthen our feet, and help us against the infidel! ‘ Therefore they discomfited them by the will of God, and David slew Jalut."
citations: Dictionary of Islam, Hughes
article created 2006-04-12 , last updated 2006-04-12
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