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The Nephilim (play /ˈnɛfɨˌlɪm/) were on the earth when the "sons of God" (either fallen angels or those from the line of Seth) and the "daughters of men" (either men or those from the line of Cain) began to inter-marry according to Genesis 6:4; and were giants who inhabited Canaan according to Numbers 13:33.
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they were also said to have been a mixed race of giant people, descendants of the Nephilim (Numbers 13:33). The use of the word "Nephilim" in this verse describes a crossbreed of God's sons and the daughters of man, as cited in (Genesis 6:1-2) and (Genesis 6:4).
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"Nephilim" (נְפִילִים) probably derives from the Semitic root npl (נָפַל), "to fall" which also includes "to cause to fall" and "to kill, to ruin".[citation needed] The Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon gives the meaning as "giants"[1] Robert Baker Girdlestone[2] argued the word comes from the Hiphil causative stem. Adam Clarke took it as passive, "fallen", "apostates". Ronald Hendel states that it is a passive form "ones who have fallen", equivalent grammatically to paqid "one who is appointed" (i.e. overseer), asir, "one who is bound", (i.e. prisoner) etc.[3][4]
These Nine Gods could also be the Nephilim
Originally posted by ChaoticOrder
reply to post by LightAssassin
These Nine Gods could also be the Nephilim
That's what I'm talking about... leaps of logic like that are totally irrational. 99% of accounts from numerous mythologies around the world describe the Nephilim as mortal half-human half-angel beings whom roamed the Earth before being killed off by the Gods who were displeased with their presence. There is absolutely no reason to take it any further than than and postulate things such as what you said above, they clearly were not Gods, they were the mortal off-spring of Gods and they were not allowed to exist for very long. That's all there is to it... in reality we should be saying it's the "return of the Annunaki" or maybe the return of the Igigi or fallen angels. But "return of the Nephilim", it's just completely illogical by all accounts and I'm sick of it.edit on 22/11/2012 by ChaoticOrder because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by ThinkingCap
From the video,
"The Igigi revolted against Enlil."
"The Grigori revolted against Yahweh."
Great links + video.
Thanks, off to reading more
But "return of the Nephilim", it's just completely illogical by all accounts and I'm sick of it.
But the word merely represents Giants/Fallen Ones. It doesn't necessarily apply ONLY to the offspring of the Fallen Ones. The problem is you're exclusively applying it to the offspring.
The original, raw, translation of the Hebrew bible mentions nothing of a singular 'God' creating the universe in 7 days. Only the mention of this planet being chosen and then the order of terraforming until the creation of Adam (their word for Human) (meaning something like 'the appointed ones' (appointed to care for the planet).