The Fall of a Giant: A Medical Analysis of Goliath's Demise

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Publication: Derech Hateva Volume 9

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Derech HaTeva is a publication of the undergraduate students of Stern College for Women.
Editors in Chief: Malkie Krupka, Eliza Moskowitz, Helen A. Nissim

From these verses in Tanach , it becomes evident that Goliath suffered from weakened vision , possibly caused by a benign tumor of the pituitary gland, known as an adenoma, which could initiate excess production of growth hormone.

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