Updated 5 February 2009 Genesis 6:1-4 reads: “And it came to
pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and
daughters were born unto them, That the sons of God saw the
daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives
of all which they chose... There were nephilim in the earth in
those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in
unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the
same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.”
[emphasis added] Nephilim is often translated as “giants”, a
legitimate and appropriate interpretation, but one which may be
only partially accurate. A better definition might be “those who
came down”, “those who descended”, or “those who were cast
down.” The Anunnaki of ancient Sumerian texts is similarly
defined as “those who from heaven to earth came”. Sitchin ,
Gardner , and Bramley  have all identified the Nephilim as the
Anunnaki, more specifically, essentially the rank and file. For
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