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NASB | Genesis 6:4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 6:4 There were Nephilim (men of stature, notorious men) on the earth in those days--and also afterward--when the sons of God lived with the daughters of men, and they gave birth to their children. These were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown (great reputation, fame). [Num 13:33] |
Bible Question: Right on Ron! I most certainly agree with you! To study the use of the word 'sons' in Genesis 6:4, I went straight to the New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance which says that the word 'sons' used in Gen. 6:4 is the Hebrew word 'ben' (or son- the builder of a family name).. It is commonly perceived that Moses wrote the book of Genesis, and he used the word 'sons' to describe the Godly line of Seth. The author of Job is unknown, although the author was an Israelite. And Moses could not have written the book of Job since he was long since dead (Deut. 34) at the time of Job. But the author of Job used 'sons' of God to refer to angels in heaven with satan among them. So we have established that the word 'sons' that is used in Gen. 6:4 does not directly refer to angels and that the writers of Genesis and Job (while being inspired by the same Holy Spirit) used the same word to describe men in one verse and angels in another. (Genesis 6:4 and Job 1:6) I hope that this helps to clarify many things. |
Bible Answer: There is but one sentence in your question that I am uncertain as to the meaning. You write, "And Moses could not have written the book of Job since he (who is he--Moses or Job?) was long since dead (Deut. 34) at the time of Job." If you mean Moses was long since dead at the time of Job, that is the part I don't understand. Please note the following: . . . 1) The events recorded in the book suggest a time frame early in the second millennium (approx. 2000) B.C. So Job could have been a contemporary of Abraham and, if so, would have lived 500 years before the time of Moses (which was approx. 1500 B.C). . . . 2) Scholars have placed the date when the book was written anywhere from the time of Moses (which could not be true IF Moses preceded Job) to the return of the Jews from the Babylonian exile. In all probability a date around the age of Solomon is preferable. (See p. 691, Harper Study Bible, Zondervan, 1991.) |