Nephilim

The Nephilim (/ˈnɛfɪˌlɪm/; Hebrew: נְפִילִים Nəfīlīm) are mysterious beings or people in the Bible traditionally imagined as being of great size and strength.^[1] The origins of the Nephilim are disputed. Some, including the author of the Book of Enoch, view them as the offspring of fallen angels and humans.^[2]^[3] Others view them as descendants of Seth and Cain.^[4]^[5]^[6]

This reference to them is in Genesis 6:1–4, but the passage is ambiguous and the identity of the Nephilim is disputed.^[7]^[8] According to the Numbers 13:33, ten of the Twelve Spies report the existence of Nephilim in Canaan prior to its conquest by the Israelites.^[9]^[10]

A similar or identical Biblical Hebrew term, read as "Nephilim" by some scholars, or as the word "fallen" by others, appears in the Ezekiel 32:27 and is also mentioned in the deuterocanonical books Judith 16:6, Sirach 16:7, Baruch 3:26–28, and Wisdom 14:6.^[a]^[11]^[12]

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^ "Nephilim". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
^ Doedens, J.J.T. (2019). The Sons of God in Genesis 6:1–4: Analysis and history of exegesis. Brill. pp. 75–76. ISBN 978-9004395909. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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^ "Numbers 13:33". The Holy Scriptures: A new translation. JPS. 1917. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via sefaria.org.
^ ^a ^b Hendel, Ronald S. (1987). "Of demigods and the deluge: Toward an interpretation of Genesis 6:1–4". Journal of Biblical Literature. 106 (1): 22. doi:10.2307/3260551. JSTOR 3260551.
^ ^a ^b Doak, Brian R. (2013). "Ezekiel's topography of the (un-)heroic dead in Ezekiel 32:17–32". Journal of Biblical Literature. 132 (3): 607–624. doi:10.2307/23487889. JSTOR 23487889.

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[Doedens-8] Doedens, J.J.T. (2019). The Sons of God in Genesis 6:1–4: Analysis and history of exegesis. Brill. pp. 75–76. ISBN 978-9004395909. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

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[10] "Numbers 13:33". The Holy Scriptures: A new translation. JPS. 1917. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via sefaria.org.

[Hendel-1987-11] Hendel, Ronald S. (1987). "Of demigods and the deluge: Toward an interpretation of Genesis 6:1–4". Journal of Biblical Literature. 106 (1): 22. doi:10.2307/3260551. JSTOR 3260551.

[Doak-2013-12] Doak, Brian R. (2013). "Ezekiel's topography of the (un-)heroic dead in Ezekiel 32:17–32". Journal of Biblical Literature. 132 (3): 607–624. doi:10.2307/23487889. JSTOR 23487889.

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