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Nephilim (nēfĭl`ĭm), in the Bible, Hebrew word of no known meaning, denoting peoples of gigantic stature with superhuman strength. The term is translated as "giants" in the Authorized Version. The Book of Genesis refers to Nephilim as the offspring of marriages between "daughters of humans" and "sons of God." See also Anak Anak (ā`năk), according to a folk tradition in the Bible, an ancestor of the Anakim, a tribe of giants inhabiting Hebron and its ..... Click the link for more information. . Nephilim race dwelling in Canaan before Israelites. [O.T.: Genesis 6:4] See : Giantism How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In the Book of Genesis in the Bible it says that fallen angels of God had sex with mortal women and they had offspring called Nephilim. Improper sexual relations and deformed offspring are a common enough motif (note the Nephilim of Genesis 6:4; cf. The Nephilim -- AFI, Centennial High School, Roswell, Ga. |
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