Hebrew Terms Defined
ืึฐึผื ึตื ืึธืึฑืึนืึดืื
Benei ha-Elohim
"Sons of God"
These were righteous men from the line of Seth โ those who still called on the name of YHWH (see Genesis 4:26).
ืึฐึผื ืึนืช ืึธืึธืึธื
Benot ha-Adam
"Daughters of Man"
These were ungodly women who had chosen to live apart from YHWH's ways.
How the Righteous Fell
Genesis 6:2
"The sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful, and they took for themselves wives of all whom they chose."
Lust replaced discernment
Righteous men chose wives based on looks, not spirit
These unions led to spiritual corruption
๐ This repeats a pattern found in the Hebrew Scriptures:
Solomon
His wives turned his heart to idolatry (1 Kings 11:1โ4)
Samson
Trapped by Delilah's seduction (Judges 14โ16)
Ahab
Led by Jezebel into Baal worship (1 Kings 16:30โ33)
Who Were the Nephilim?
Genesis 6:4
"There were Nephilim on the earth in those daysโฆ mighty men of old, men of name (renown)."
Not angels
Not demons
Just violent, prideful men โ the offspring of unrighteous unions
ื ึฐืคึดืืึดืื (Nephilim)
In Hebrew, Nephilim comes from the root ื ืคื (n-f-l) meaning to fall โ not "fallen angels," but men who fell into violence, oppression, and pride.
The Earth Was Corrupt
Genesis 6:5
"YHWH saw that the wickedness of man was greatโฆ every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually."
- ๐ The compromise of Seth's line opened the floodgates of rebellion
- ๐ The few righteous were swallowed in a sea of corruption
- ๐ YHWH's response was to cleanse the land through the flood
What It Means Today
- โข The line of Seth was meant to preserve righteousness
- โข But they compromised, seduced by beauty, ignoring the covenant
- โข Their offspring grew up without truth, becoming violent and destructive
- โข This is not about giants โ it's about the fall of a nation into dysfunction (Ra')
Torah Warnings Confirm This Pattern
๐ Deuteronomy 7:3โ4
"Do not intermarry with themโฆ for they will turn your sons away from Me."
๐ Malachi 2:11
Judah profaned the covenant by marrying daughters of a foreign god
๐ Ezra 9:2
The holy seed mingled with the people of the land
Hebrew Truth Restored
- โข Benei ha-Elohim = Righteous men
- โข Benot ha-Adam = Ungodly women
- โข Nephilim = Fallen, violent humans โ not supernatural beings
- โข The corruption came from moral compromise, not mythology
- โข YHWH's judgment came because even the righteous lost their way