A people called the Nephilim are mentioned twice in the Bible (Genesis 6:4 and Numbers 13:33). From a biblical standpoint, there isn’t much known about them.
What we do know from these two verses is that the descendants of a man named Anak come from them, and they are a powerful people. Depending on the version consulted, the Nephilim are also referred to as giants or children of supernatural beings. They were mighty and famous.
As a result of this brief information and cryptic description, much mystery and speculation surround their true identity and actual characteristics.
Key verse about Nephilim: “We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them” (Numbers 13:33, NIV).
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