Nephilim

I have discovered so many fascinating things about the Nephilim. I thought that I had originally known quite a bit on the subject. I had also thought that there wasn’t much information on Nephilim out there. Quickly, the Internet proved me wrong. There are theories and speculations all over the place about the half-breeds with everyone trying their best to explain what the mysterious creatures were or even are. Some theories are quite believable and are backed up with some solid (or at least, as solid as religious facts can get) evidence. Other theories are conspiracies that you can easily tell were made up as the theorist went along. Before I go into these theories I would like to briefly explain what Nephilim are based on the information that the Bible and my research has provided me. They are mentioned only twice in the Bible in Genesis and Numbers. Starting in Genesis 6:4 the Bible states, “The Nephilim were on the Earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came unto daughters of men, and they bore children to them: the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.” In Numbers, Nephilim are mentioned when Moses sends Israelites to spy on the Anak and they return saying in chapter 13:33, “We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them.” This brings me to the fact that the Nephilim are widely recognized to be giants. This is backed up with archaeological evidence of large species during the time of the ancient civilizations. They were renowned for their strength, prowess, and great capacity for sin. Nephilim were also given the Hebrew title, benei elohim, which meant “fallen from heaven”, with the word Nephilim actually deriving from a Hebrew verb meaning “to fall”. They ruled over others by the virtues mentioned just earlier and were considered the tyrants and heroes of Jewish mythology. Now I shall go into the