The Mysterious Nephilim of the Bible (Aliens? Angels? Or Something Else?)

MYS087: Genesis 6 mentions a group called the Nephilim and their identity has puzzled scholars for thousands of years. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the theories that they are angels or aliens or even something else, then ask what Genesis 6 is trying to say. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts | Subscribe using Google Play | Subscribe using Stitcher | Subscribe by Email Help us continue to offer Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Chapters for this episode: MYS087 – 00:00:00 Intro – 00:22:15 The Nephilim in the Bible – 01:58:29 Genesis 6 – 02:10:73 Those amazing Biblical lifespans – 07:53:12 Numbers 13 – 09:59:30 Theories – 13:21:37 Theories of the sons of God – 13:39:70 Theories of the daughters of men – 14:06:67 Theories of the Nephilim – 14:36:25 Reason Perspective – 14:57:41 Sons of God were aliens? – 15:28:74 Sitchin’s evidence – 19:17:66 Translating Nephilim – 24:43:43 Giants? How big? – 28:19:51 Men of renown; people of the rocket – 29:26:30 Reason on “the sons of God” – 34:58:33 Reason on “the daughters of men” – 39:44:07 How do the Nephilim fit in? – 41:34:03 Sorting the plausible and implausible – 44:10:74 Other ancient sources – 49:27:50 Other Jewish literature – 55:04:03 The Faith Perspective: Can angels impregnate a woman? – 60:52:51 Would they want to? – 64:11:27 Why is this in Genesis? – 66:13:34 The Bottom Line – 73:22:49 Further Resources – 74:34:66 Mysterious Feedback – 76:16:12 Mysterious Headlines – 77:33:42 Next time: Nemesis Death Star Theory – 78:49:74 Links for this episode: * Zecharia Sitchin’s book The 12th Planet * Michael Heiser’s book The Anunnaki Gods According to Ancient Mesopotamian Sources * Michael Heiser’s book Reversing Hermon * Michael Heiser’s book The Unseen Realm * Zecharia Sitchin * Anunnaki * Michael Heiser on Sitchin’s “Shumu” rocket claims * Episode 43 on UFOs in Medieval Art * Please spread the word about the podcast. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! * Purchase the books and other material from this and other episodes at the Mysterious World Bookst...