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| 1 | Who exactly were the Nephilim? | Gen 6:4 | killer_penguins | 161827 | ||
| Genesis 6:1-4 When men began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose. Then the LORD said, "My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days will be a hundred and twenty years." The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of men and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown. Was it sin for the “sons of God” to marry the “daughters of men?” Supposing the daughters of men and the children all died in the flood, as they were human mortals, what happened to the “sons of God?” Who are the Nephilim? In Numbers 13:33 they seem to be portrayed as giants and as the ascendants of Anak. Are the sons of the God the fallen angels? Or are they just “regular” angels? |
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| 2 | Who exactly were the Nephilim? | Gen 6:4 | Makarios | 161828 | ||
| Greetings Killer_penguins, Here is the entry of "Nephilim" from the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia.. "Nephilim: This word, translated “giants” in the King James Version, but retained in the Revised Version (British and American), is found in two passages of the Old Testament - one in Gen_6:4, relating to the antediluvians; the other in Num_13:33, relating to the sons of Anak in Canaan. In the former place the Nephilim are not necessarily to be identified with the children said to be borne “the daughters of men” to “the sons of God” (Gen_6:2, Gen_6:4); indeed, they seem to be distinguished from the latter as upon the earth before this unholy commingling took place (see SONS OF GOD). But it is not easy to be certain as to the interpretation of this strange passage. In the second case they clearly represent men of gigantic stature, in comparison with whom the Israelites felt as if they were “grasshopers.” This agrees with Gen_6:4, “the mighty men that were of old, the men of renow.” Septuagint, therefore, was warranted in translating by giìgantes." I believe that the "sons of God" spoken of in Genesis 6:4 are referring to the Godly line of Seth (Genesis 4:25-26), who "called upon the name of the Lord," and not to angels. I believe that rebellion against God is what caused angels to fall, not the fleshly sin of lust. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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