Who were the sons of God?
The Hebrew word for “sons of God” is B’ney HaElohim (בני האלוהים). “Sons of God” is the Biblical name for angels. “Sons of God” were a group of angels who participated in a rebellion against the Lord, and who came to Earth and took human women as wives to have illicit relations. The offspring from this ungodly union between angels and human women were Nephilim – giants, ‘men’ of superhuman ability and strength.
What does Nephilim mean?
The fact that Nephilim were giants, is in itself proof that their parentage was superhuman. But these giants were also evil. How do we know that? It is precisely at this point that the Hebrew will help us. The word Nephilim comes from the word נפל, fall; the suffix ‘im’ simply adds plurality, hence they were the “fallen ones”. Having been born of corrupted, fallen, Satanic angels, Nephilim dominated the Earth and filled it with violence.
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The Nephilim were so significant that they are actually related to the story of the flood. The flood was not only God’s punishment for the sins of humanity but also God’s way of preserving “the seed of the woman” – the human race and its bloodline – before it became completely corrupted by the Nephilim giants. This is just an example of how reading the Bible in Hebrew changes your understanding of the story. If you desire to uncover centuries of the hidden messages, get back to the pure source as written in Hebrew. Register for our live online lessons today to begin exploring the history of the Bible and interpreting the meanings of its text, allowing you to view them in a new light.
