“Plain And Tall”

Monday, October 23, 2017

In Genesis 6:4 and Numbers 13:33, who or what exactly are these "Nephilim"?

Sincerely,
Not Sure

Dear Not Sure,

The word ‘Nephilim’ used in Gen 6:4 is a Hebrew word.  The Old Testament was originally written in Hebrew because that is the Jewish language.  The word ‘Nephilim’ means ‘giant’, ‘fallen one’, or ‘wondrous one’.  The word was translated ‘giant’ by the Greeks when they wrote the Old Testament in Greek… the version of the Bible that Jesus quoted… we consider this to be the most accurate translation.  The Nephilim were giant people.  Men like Goliath were descendants of this giant group of people (Num 13:33).  Different races of people have distinct physical characteristics; this particular race’s distinction was their height.  They were very tall folk.

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