Giants_in_the_Bible
Nephilims were on the earth, before and after the flood. Who are these giants? Were there other giant tribes and nations on the earth. How did they happen? A scriptural review on giants on earth.
Nephilims were on the earth, before and after the flood. Who are these giants? Were there other giant tribes and nations on the earth. How did they happen? A scriptural review on giants on earth.
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GIANTS IN THE BIBLE<br />
PROF. M. M. NINAN<br />
BC) refer to both good and bad Watchers, with a primary focus on <strong>the</strong> rebellious ones. Apparently <strong>the</strong>y<br />
soon beg<strong>in</strong> to lust for human women and, at <strong>the</strong> prodd<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>the</strong>ir leader Samyaza, defect en masse to<br />
illicitly <strong>in</strong>struct humanity and procreate among <strong>the</strong>m. Hence we have <strong>the</strong> reference to <strong>the</strong>m as "<strong>the</strong><br />
fallen ones". There were 200 of <strong>the</strong>se "Sons of God" who violated God's basic orders to keep <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
doma<strong>in</strong>s and had 10 leaders.<br />
Enoch is not part of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Bible</strong>, <strong>the</strong> book of Jude quotes from it and hence most consider it as an reliable<br />
book.<br />
The book of Enoch records how “<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> days of Jared” angels left <strong>the</strong>ir position as authorities and<br />
correctors of humans and came down to <strong>the</strong> earth and had sexual relations with women which<br />
produced <strong>the</strong> giants Nephilim. This took place near <strong>the</strong> Mount Hermon just north of Bashan (where<br />
<strong>the</strong> giant Og later reigned as <strong>the</strong> last k<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>the</strong> Nephilim). .Peter says that <strong>the</strong>se fallen angels are kept<br />
<strong>in</strong> prison and are wait<strong>in</strong>g judgment (1 Pet 3:19; Jude 6)<br />
Over time, this race of giants evolved <strong>in</strong>to various clans and tribes after <strong>the</strong> fashion of <strong>the</strong> humans of<br />
earth and extended <strong>the</strong>ir doma<strong>in</strong>s and migrated southward east of <strong>the</strong> Jordan River through <strong>the</strong> region<br />
of Ammon, Moab and Edom (south of <strong>the</strong> Dead Sea). Eventually some branches of this giant race<br />
migrated across <strong>the</strong> Jordan River with some settl<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong> hill country of sou<strong>the</strong>rn Canaan, and<br />
some migrat<strong>in</strong>g as far as <strong>the</strong> coastal pla<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> region of Gaza. We know that <strong>the</strong>re were giants all<br />
over <strong>the</strong> world s<strong>in</strong>ce <strong>the</strong> daughters of man were distributed all over <strong>the</strong> world. These stories are not<br />
given <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Bible</strong>.<br />
Inside <strong>the</strong> middle east we know that a coalition led by Chedorlaomer, <strong>the</strong> Philist<strong>in</strong>es, <strong>the</strong> Moabites, <strong>the</strong><br />
Ammonites, and <strong>the</strong> Edomites, along with <strong>the</strong> Israelites were able to totally destroy <strong>the</strong>m <strong>in</strong> that area.<br />
The last Giant K<strong>in</strong>g to be killed was Og who was 13 feet tall. Over <strong>the</strong> years probably <strong>the</strong>se giants<br />
were becom<strong>in</strong>g shorter, generation after generation and 400 years later <strong>in</strong> David’s day <strong>the</strong> giant<br />
Goliath was only 9 feet tall. And Goliath’s younger colleague, Ishbi-Benob, seems to have been<br />
weaker than Goliath because he used a spearhead that was only half <strong>the</strong> size of Goliath’s spearhead.<br />
The Israelites under Joshua and Caleb destroyed most of <strong>the</strong> race of giants rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> region of<br />
Canaan. But <strong>the</strong>y did not destroy all because <strong>the</strong>y left a few who were liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Philist<strong>in</strong>e cities of<br />
Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod<br />
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