Debate Over the Nephilim Essay - 2049 Words

The Nephilim are usually known as the giants and offspring of spiritual beings with humans. They are primarily described in Genesis from the Bible and have been misunderstood and misinterpreted over the years. Theologians, scientists, and Christians have come up with various theories on who the Nephilim really are and where they came from. Due to these distinct beliefs over this controversial topic, religions all over the world including, different cultural backgrounds such as Greek mythology, have taken the Nephilim and adapted their understanding and interpretation of the scripture of the Nephilim’s identity to their own doctrines. Understanding who the Nephilim really were can help one comprehend more about the Creation, God, and the†¦show more content†¦In this particular Bible version, which is the New International Version, the word â€Å"humans† is being used. However, other versions such as the New King James version, the Bible does not mention humans, it mentions men. This might not make that much of a difference when interpreting these verses because it can be easily concluded that a man is a human, but as we read further you will see that every word incorporates a different meaning to scripture. One common interpretation of these verses is that as people began to reproduce in great numbers to inhabit the earth, they had beautiful daughters who were born to them. The sons of God, which appear to be angelical beings, saw how beautiful they were and took them as wives. This interpretation implies that these angels were fallen angels. Then God saw the wickedness that was going on and decided to shorten men’s years of life to a hundred and twenty years. God says that His spirit will not remain with humans forever because humans had shown their evil nature, mortality and wickedness. Another common interpretation is that â€Å"daughters of men† refers to Cain’s descendants and sinful lineage which represented wickedness. And the â€Å"sons of God† are actually referring to Seth ´s descendants which represented a holy and righteous people. This interpretation clearly states that there was no spiritual interference between the sons of GodShow MoreRelatedEssay about The Flood of Noah and the Flood of Gilgamesh1844 Words   |  8 Pagesexcept for the slight differences for the names of the heroes, shapes of the arks, and story itself. Besides few small details of the story, though, everything else is very parallel to each other. Noah’s Flood in Bible begins with God, who grieved over the wickedness of men, deciding to wipe out mankind on the face of earth. However, he spares Noah because he found favor in God’s eyes. God tells Noah how he should prepare to survive the flood that God will cause soon in following quotation: So make