Who were the Nephilim?

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Who were the Nephilim?

Genesis 6 mentions them in three dense verses; interpretation has varied enormously since antiquity.

Interpretation

How it is argued

  1. 1

    Divine-beings reading

    Reflected in 1 Enoch and much Second Temple literature.

  2. 2

    Human-lineage reading

    A reading of 'sons of God' as a human line, common in later tradition.

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