quote:
I think the most straight-forward interpretation of Genesis 6 is that the sons of Adam and Eve married the daughters of other humans on the earth and that their children were giants among men - great leaders, "mighty men" and "men of reknown".
that wouldnt make sense though, since children of adam and eve are humans, its more reasonable to think that angels + humans = giants IMO
quote:
On a positive note, if the term Nephilim referred to 'mighty men' or 'men of reknown', it would remove the contradiction of there being Nephilim before and after the Flood, since we have mighty men in every era of history.
well dont you think there could be "kinds" of giants or races of giants just like there races today? i mean there are ppl in the world that average 6 ft and over while in the u.s its 5.9.. there are also ppl that are 7 and over (shag i think lol) but yea what i believe is that the nephilim were a race strictly to angels and humans and were wiped out in the flood.
quote:
A strict reading of Genesis 6:4 doesn't actually say that the Nephilim were involved with the women, the verse only testifies to the presence of Nephilim before and after these marriages happened.
product not mate lol. he said that the "offspring" of angels + humans are the nephilim.
quote:
Nephilim is translated as 'giants' here. But, if you actually read the passage it is clear that it was sons of God who came to the daughters of men, and not necessarily the Nephilim.
which is what he said .."product of" meaning result or endpoint
quote:
Sons of God is a difficult term to deal with fully, but in the Hebrew Bible it can be used in the context of 'having the nature of' or 'showing obedience to', it can also refer to the nation of Israel of Ephraim (Exodus 4:22, Deut 1:31 and Hos. 11:1)
i believe in revelation, angels are referred as sons/children of god not sure though
Edited by SK, : No reason given.
™ Version 4.2