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Nephilims were on the earth, before and after the flood. Who are these giants? Were there other giant tribes and nations on the earth. How did they happen? A scriptural review on giants on earth.

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GIANTS IN THE BIBLE<br />

PROF. M. M. NINAN<br />

ungodly. It doesn’t expla<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> mean<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>the</strong> Nephilim. Why should <strong>the</strong>ir children be giants. Ei<strong>the</strong>r<br />

both Ca<strong>in</strong> and Seth were giants or both are normal human be<strong>in</strong>gs.<br />

Translated by Ru<strong>the</strong>rford H. Platt, Jr., "The Forgotten Books of Eden" (1926):<br />

"1 AFTER <strong>the</strong> death of Adam and of Eve, Seth severed his children, and his children's children,<br />

from Ca<strong>in</strong>'s children. Ca<strong>in</strong> and his seed went down and dwelt westward, below <strong>the</strong> place where he<br />

had killed his bro<strong>the</strong>r Abel.<br />

2 But Seth and his children, dwelt northwards upon <strong>the</strong> mounta<strong>in</strong> of <strong>the</strong> Cave of Treasures, <strong>in</strong><br />

order to be near to <strong>the</strong>ir fa<strong>the</strong>r Adam.<br />

3 And Seth <strong>the</strong> elder, tall and good, with a f<strong>in</strong>e soul, and of a strong m<strong>in</strong>d, stood at <strong>the</strong> head of his<br />

people; and tended <strong>the</strong>m <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>nocence, penitence, and meekness, and did not allow one of <strong>the</strong>m<br />

to go down to Ca<strong>in</strong>'s children.<br />

4 But because of <strong>the</strong>ir own purity, <strong>the</strong>y were named "Children of God," and <strong>the</strong>y were with God,<br />

<strong>in</strong>stead of <strong>the</strong> hosts of angels who fell; for <strong>the</strong>y cont<strong>in</strong>ued <strong>in</strong> praises to God, and <strong>in</strong> s<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g psalms<br />

unto Him, <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir cave--<strong>the</strong> Cave of Treasures."<br />

https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/acc/genesis-4.html<br />

On <strong>the</strong> commentary of Gen 4:26 Clark's Commentary mentions <strong>the</strong> comment by Memonides which<br />

says that even <strong>the</strong> descendants of Seth went wrong and became idol worshippers. All children of<br />

Adam except a few persons as Enoch, Methuselah, Noah, Sham, and Heber went astray and became<br />

worshippers of idols and stars.<br />

Moses ben Maimon, commonly known as Maimonides, and also referred to by <strong>the</strong> acronym Rambam, was a medieval<br />

Sephardic Jewish philosopher who became one of <strong>the</strong> most prolific and <strong>in</strong>fluential Torah scholars of <strong>the</strong> Middle Ages.<br />

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