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Atheists thought the size of [[Goliath]] in the Bible to be absurdly large (over nine feet tall), until [[Robert Wadlow]] grew to nearly 9 feet tall and was still growing when he died at a young age in 1940.

Atheists thought the size of [[Goliath]] in the Bible to be absurdly large (over nine feet tall), until [[Robert Wadlow]] grew to nearly 9 feet tall and was still growing when he died at a young age in 1940.

=== Leprosy and Contagion ===

=== Quarantining Against Leprosy Epidemics ===

At the time of Jesus, leprosy was thought to be highly contagious.  Jesus rejected that prevailing view and welcomed lepers.  Not until the 20th century was it realized that leprosy is very rarely contagious.

Although leprosy is not as contagious as other infectious diseases, and some forms of it (such as tuberculoid or paucibacillary form are not contagious), God the Son provided Moses with quarantine laws in Leviticus 13 and 14 to prevent epidemics of this disease among the people of Israel.  Western science did not catch up until, in 1663, such laws were introduced in America in an attempt to curb an outbreak of smallpox.

=== Digestive System ===

=== Digestive System ===