Goliáš / Goliath - Kuks, Czech republic
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N 50° 24.083 E 015° 53.365
33U E 563209 N 5583638
Biblický Goliáš, znázornený barokní plastikou Matyáše Bernarda Brauna / Biblical Goliath, depicted in Baroque sculpture by famous Mathias Bernard Braun.
Waymark Code: WMTD81
Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 11/05/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Arogant
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"Goliáš byl podle biblické 1. knihy Samuelovy pelištejský bojovník a zápasník, kterého pasácek a budoucí král David zabil kamenem z praku. "Goliáš" je symbol velikosti a spojení "David a Goliáš" znamená nepomer mezi malým a velkým, které však presto nezvítezí."

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"Goliath of Gath (one of five city states of the Philistines) is a Bible character described as a giant Philistine warrior defeated by the young David, the future king of Israel. The story is told in the Bible's Books of Samuel (1 Samuel 17)."

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Associated Religion(s): Judaism, Christianity

Statue Location: park

Entrance Fee: free

Artist: Matyáš Bernard Braun

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