The divine being in the garden who rebelled against Yahweh’s desire to have humans rule an Edenic world is never cast in human form. The serpent was actually a divine being, not a mere member of the animal kingdom. In the third chapter of Genesis, God told Eve that her offspring would be locked in conflict with the serpent’s offspring (Gen 3:15). The following post is adapted from The Unseen Realm. in Hebrew Bible and Semitic Languages at the University of Wisconsin-Madison) unpacks this controversial topic by looking at the passages where the Nephilim show up, exploring a few explanations for the Nephilim’s existence before-and after-the flood. In his book, The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible, Dr. Wouldn’t they have died out in the flood with the rest of humanity? How could they have shown up in Canaan? Is it possible that Noah himself was a Nephilim?! Who are they? Were they a race who came to be through the mingling of divine beings and the daughters of men? Were the Nephilim engineered by God’s enemies to thwart his plans for mankind?Įven more puzzling is how the Nephilim could show up in Numbers 13-long after the flood. In the sixth chapter of Genesis, we’re confronted with a curious reference to the Nephilim. Facebook Twitter Reddit Pinterest Email LinkedIn
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