| Pastors fight, theologians squabble and rabbis debate | | | | During Abraham's days, it is recorded that the giants |
| the Biblical N'filim. This antediluvian race, an offspring of | | | | warred amongst themselves. In Deuteronomy 3:11 it |
| giants fathered by fallen angels with female mortals is | | | | states that: Only Og king of Bashan was left of the |
| first introduced in Genesis 6:1-4. It is their existence that | | | | remnant of the Rephaites (Rapha means giant, the |
| caused the flood and their existence why God | | | | Rephaites are Biblically recorded to be the |
| commanded the Hebrews to finish the race's | | | | descendants of the N'filim)...Og was defeated and killed |
| extinction under Moses and Joshua. This angelic/divine | | | | by Moses, but other Rapha (giant) tribes still blocked |
| half-breed race is spoken of in every ancient civilization | | | | the path to Israel's Promised Land. The Bible mentions |
| and appears to be the precursor of most polytheistic | | | | Goliath and several tribes as being descendants of the |
| mythology and vampire lore. Whether or not you | | | | N'filim including the Anakim, Amorites and Assyrians. |
| believe in the Judeo-Christian N'filim, modern society is | | | | Vampire Traits |
| still drenched with their tales, creating heated | | | | Both historical and Biblical records recount that humans |
| theological debates and the most thrilling entities in | | | | worshipped a pantheon of gods made up of N'filim and |
| supernatural horror films. In exploring the N'filim, let us | | | | fallen angels. Most polytheistic religions required human |
| first look at their Jewish sources, then their vampire | | | | sacrifices and drank the sacrificial blood. Assyrians, |
| characteristics, and finally their connection to ancient | | | | descendants of N'filim, were noted to drink the blood |
| polytheistic religions. | | | | of conquered nations while sieging their next conquest |
| N'filim Origins | | | | for intimidation purposes. As the Hebrews' Book of |
| According to Genesis and the Book of Enoch, | | | | Enoch includes the records of semi-divine entities |
| sometime between 460 and 1,065 years after the | | | | drinking blood straight from a human, so do many other |
| creation of man, 200 angels descended to earth and | | | | ancient religions. The Egyptian Sekhmet, the Greek |
| took wives for themselves. These angels taught their | | | | Hecate, the Indian Kali and the Babylonian Lilitu demons |
| wives knowledge that God did not want humans to | | | | are just a few examples. |
| possess: the art of weaponry and metallurgy; the art | | | | In Jewish texts, the post-flood N'filim race has been |
| of enchantments and sorceries; the art of | | | | described as having unnaturally long lives, grew to |
| cosmetology; the art of abortion; and the art of | | | | heights of nine to twelve feet, and had skin much paler |
| astrology, signs and the dividing of roots. Mankind | | | | than mortals. Historically, these N'filim tribes were |
| became corrupt by abusing the knowledge for selfish | | | | known to drink blood from skulls, flay people alive, and |
| gains and hurting all who stood in their way. | | | | sacrifice babies to demons/gods. Therefore, we are |
| The offspring of these angels and women, called the | | | | presented with an unnaturally long-lived, pale, |
| N'filim, were giants on the earth and turned to humans | | | | paranormal tribe known for drinking blood recorded by |
| for sustenance and slavery. The Book of Jasher and | | | | both ancient civilizations and religious texts. |
| the Book of Enoch recount tales of N'filim drinking the | | | | Polytheistic Religions |
| blood of mortals and feasting on their carcasses. Then | | | | Did the Hebrew tales of N'filim create the rest of the |
| they began mating with animals to create N'filim entities | | | | world's mythologies? There is a good probability of this. |
| with a mixture of human and animal body parts. All in | | | | Scholars acknowledge that the Greek gods closely |
| all, mankind - the chosen race to rule the earth and all it | | | | resemble what the Hebrews would call fallen angels |
| contained - had become the prey and was hunted, | | | | living amongst and having children with mortal women. |
| and ruled over by a half-breed race stronger than | | | | We still hear tales of Hercules, Medusa, Thor and other |
| they. To save humanity, God chose Noah, an | | | | half divine heroes and villains who survived a great |
| unblemished man, with his family and drowned the | | | | flood. In Norse mythology, great battles were fought |
| N'filim and thus the corruptions plaguing His creation. | | | | between the gods (fallen angels) and cannibalistic |
| Furthermore, the Book of Enoch explains that when | | | | giants before a flood wiped out the giants for the |
| the mortal portion of a N'filim died away, its spirit | | | | humans to repopulate the earth. Celtic mythology of |
| became trapped here on earth waiting to be judged | | | | the Tuatha de Danaan continues this trend and has |
| with the rest of mankind. Their ghosts and spirits were | | | | documentation for their ancestors originally hailing from |
| noted to be of a cloud-like substance and were known | | | | the Middle East where tales of the N'filim were first |
| to possess and torment humans. These evil spirits and | | | | recorded. In almost every ancient religion there are |
| demons were not washed away by the flood and are | | | | tales of angel-like/divine creatures mating with humans |
| exorcised by Jesus Christ numerous times in the New | | | | and/or animals to create their god-kings or a superior |
| Testament. | | | | semi-divine race worshipped by humans. Furthermore, |
| Were all N'filim evil? In Genesis 6:4 it states: The | | | | every ancient religion has evil spirits and demons |
| Nephilim were on the earth in those days - and also | | | | tormenting and possessing humans and provide |
| afterward - when the sons of God went to the | | | | methods of protection against these entities. The |
| daughters of men and had children by them. They | | | | Hebrews are the only ones to give a thorough |
| were the heroes of old, men of renown. It appears | | | | explanation for all supernatural entities documented in |
| that some N'filim were heroes, and with their Biblical | | | | the ancient world. |
| presence post flood, we must presume that God | | | | In conclusion, every ancient civilization and religion |
| spared a few either for their righteousness or for | | | | speaks of these N'filim and their blood-drinking and |
| other reasons. A few Jewish myths claim that Noah | | | | possessing habits. Each ancient and modern culture |
| spared the N'filim Og who promised to be their slave | | | | provides its own knowledge of how to protect |
| for all time. Others point out that Japheth's wife | | | | themselves from N'filim entities: demons, spirits, ghosts |
| (Japheth is Noah's eldest son) may have been a N'filim | | | | and vampires. Even today, accounts and testimonials |
| since two of Japheth's sons, Gog and Magog, are | | | | of N'filim entities are still being recorded. The N'filim |
| documented later in the Bible to be of N'filim lineage. | | | | appear to still roam the world amongst us whether in |
| For whatever reason, some N'filim survived the flood. | | | | reality or in legends. |