Nephilim
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Genesis 6:4
There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
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Numbers 13:33
And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
(Genesis 6:4; Numbers 13:33, R.V.), giants, the Hebrew word left untranslated by the Revisers, the name of one of the Canaanitish tribes. The Revisers have, however, translated the Hebrew gibborim, in Genesis 6:4, "mighty men."
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(n. pl.) Giants.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
NEPHILIM

nef'-i-lim (nephilim): This word, translated "giants" in the King James Version, but retained in the Revised Version (British and American), is found in two passages of the Old Testament-one in Genesis 6:4, relating to the antediluvians; the other in Numbers 13:33, relating to the sons of Anak in Canaan. In the former place the Nephilim are not necessarily to be identified with the children said to be borne "the daughters of men" to "the sons of God" (Genesis 6:2, 4); indeed, they seem to be distinguished from the latter as upon the earth before this unholy commingling took place (see SONS OF GOD). But it is not easy to be certain as to the interpretation of this strange passage. In the second case they clearly represent men of gigantic stature, in comparison with whom the Israelites felt as if they were "grasshopers." This agrees with Genesis 6:4, "the mighty men that were of old, the men of renow." Septuagint, therefore, was warranted in translating by gigantes.

James Orr

Strong's Hebrew
5303. Nephilim -- "giants," name of two peoples, one before the ...
Nephilim or Nephilim. 5302, 5303. Nephilim or Nephilim. 5304 . "giants,"
name of two peoples, one before the flood and one after ...
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Library

Chapter vi
... 4. The Nephilim were in the earth in those days and also afterwards when the sons
of God went in unto the daughters of men and they bore unto them. ...
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Concerning the Angels and Giants.
... interpretation. See Josephus, book i.[cap. 3.]. [789] Hesiod, Theog., 27.
[Traces of the Nephilim are found in all mythologies.]. ...
/.../a plea for the christians/chapter xxiv concerning the angels and.htm

Against Embellishing the Body.
... The Nephilim and Gibborim need a special investigation. The Oriental tales of
the genii are probably connected with their fabulous history.]. ...
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The Sixth vision "On Earth"
... spoken of in Genesis 6.must have led to abnormal forms, which would account for
the half-human, or super-human beings, which became the Nephilim, the Rephaim ...
/.../bullinger/commentary on revelation/the sixth vision on earth.htm

The Sibylline Oracles.
... According to him, the second generation consisted of a race called Gregori, who
are named in the Book of Enoch Egregori, equivalent to the Nephilim of Genesis ...
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Thesaurus
Nephilim (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary. (n. pl.) Giants. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. NEPHILIM. ...
James Orr. Multi-Version Concordance Nephilim (2 Occurrences). ...
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Giants (18 Occurrences)
... (1.) Hebrews nephilim, meaning "violent" or "causing to fall" (Genesis 6:4). These
were the violent tyrants of those days, those who fell upon others. ...
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Antediluvians
... 3. The Nephilim: The nephilim (giants) and the mighty men born of "the sons of God"
and the "daughters of men" (Genesis 6:4, 5) are according to the best ...
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Grasshoppers (11 Occurrences)
... Numbers 13:33 There we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who come of the Nephilim:
and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight ...
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Anak (8 Occurrences)
... Numbers 13:33 There we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who come of the Nephilim:
and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight ...
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Anakim (10 Occurrences)
... terror. They seem to have identified them with the Nephilim, the "giants"
(Genesis 6:4; Numbers 13:33) of the antediluvian age. ...
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Flame (61 Occurrences)
... The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons
of God came in unto the daughters of men." See GIANTS; NEPHILIM. ...
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Nephis
Nephis. Nephilim, Nephis. Nephish . Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia NEPHIS.
ne'-fis. See NIPHIS. Nephilim, Nephis. Nephish . Reference Bible.
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Nephi
Nephi. Nephews, Nephi. Nephilim . Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia NEPHI.
ne'-fi. See NEPHTHAI. Nephews, Nephi. Nephilim . Reference Bible.
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Rephaim (32 Occurrences)
... We know nothing of their origin. They were not necessarily connected with the "giants"
(RV, "Nephilim") of Genesis 6:4. (see GIANTS.). Rephaim, Valley of. ...
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Resources
Who / what were the Nephilim? | GotQuestions.org

Was Goliath one of the Nephilim? | GotQuestions.org

Are there descendants of the Nephilim in the world today? | GotQuestions.org

Nephilim: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Nephilim (2 Occurrences)

Genesis 6:4
The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when God's sons came in to men's daughters. They bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
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Numbers 13:33
There we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who come of the Nephilim: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight."
(WEB JPS ASV BBE YLT NAS RSV NIV)

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