Nephilim – Fallen Ones

Nephilim

Book of Enoch, chapter 6

And it came to pass when the children of men had multiplied that in those days were born to them beautiful and fair daughters. And when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. And the Lord said, “My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

And the angels, the sons of heaven, saw and lusted after them, and said to one another, “Come, let us choose us wives from among the children of men and have children with them.” 

And Semjaza, who was their leader, said to them, “I fear you will not agree to do this deed and I alone shall have to pay the penalty of this great sin.” 

And they all answered him and said, “Let us all swear an oath, and all bind ourselves by mutual curses so we will not abandon this plan but to do this thing.” Then they all swore together and bound themselves by mutual curses. 

And they were in all two hundred who descended in the days of Jared on the summit of Mount Hermon, and they called it Mount Hermon, because they had sworn and bound themselves by mutual curses on the act. 

I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not. And the angels who kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. And these are the names of their leaders: Samlazaz, their leader, Araklba, Rameel, Kokablel, Tamlel, Ramlel, Danel, Ezeqeel, Baraqijal,

Asael, Amaros, Batarel, Ananel, Zaqiel, Samsapeel, Satarel, Turel, Jomjael, Sariel. These are their chiefs of tens. 

And all of them together went and took wives for themselves, each choosing one for himself, and they began to go in to them and to defile themselves with sex with them. 

There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they gave birth to children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown (of legend). And they knew the secrets of the angels and sin was great in the earth and there were the Watchers and they killed man and took to themselves the daughters of men they begat giants. The angels exploit (consumed) the fruits (fruitfulness) of the earth (consumed all the foods of the earth.) and even thing that the earth produced even the great fish. And they ate even thing from the seas to the sky with all that grew even the fruit of the earth and all kinds of grain and all the trees and their fruits. They consumed beasts and reptiles and all creeping things of the earth and they observed all uncleanness.

Biblical mention

The Nephilim are mysterious figures mentioned in the Bible, specifically in the Book of Genesis (6:1-4) and again in the Book of Numbers (13:33) and Ezekiel 32:27. They are described as a group of giants or mighty beings, often translated as “fallen ones” or “giants,” though their exact nature is debated. According to Genesis, the Nephilim appeared on Earth when “the sons of God” took human women as wives and had children with them, resulting in a race of powerful, larger-than-life individuals.

Interpretations of who the Nephilim were vary:

Angelic-Human Hybrids: Some believe the “sons of God” were fallen angels who mated with human women, creating offspring with superhuman qualities, which were the Nephilim.

Descendants of Noble Lineages: Another interpretation is that “sons of God” refers to descendants of Seth (Adam’s son) who intermarried with the line of Cain, creating a morally corrupt lineage.

Ancient Warriors or Kings: In some traditions, the Nephilim are seen as ancient warriors or kings whose strength and size were exaggerated over time, portraying them as mythical giants.

The Book of Enoch, which expands on the idea of fallen angels (the Watchers) who descended to Earth and corrupted humanity. The Nephilim remain a source of fascination in biblical studies, ancient history, and mythology.

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