Defending the Book of Enoch and Explaining the Pre- and Post-Flood Nephilim
Rob Skiba introduces the topic by referring to the Genesis 6 event, which he calls the "Genesis 6 experiment." He notes that researcher David Flynn identified this location as 33.33 degrees east from the Paris prime meridian and 33.33 degrees north.
Mount Hermon is described as the place where the Nephilim were born, referenced in Genesis 6:4.
Skiba addresses the controversial interpretation of the "sons of God" in Genesis 6, challenging the popular theological view that these were the descendants of Seth.
He points to the consistency between Genesis 6 and 1 Enoch 6, where the "sons of God" are clearly identified as angels.
He rejects the idea that these were human descendants, emphasizing that the phrase clearly points to angels, as confirmed by early Jewish texts like the Book of Job and Genesis.
Both Peter and Jude make reference to angels who sinned and were bound, which Skiba links directly to the angels in Genesis 6.
Skiba estimates that the Genesis 6 event took place around 3550 BCE.
By comparing Genesis with other ancient texts like Enoch, Jasher, and Jubilees, Skiba finds evidence of the Nephilim’s influence before the flood.
He argues that Genesis does not specify who assisted Noah, leaving room for the possibility that angels, as mentioned in Enoch, could have helped.
He argues that the Nephilim mentioned in Genesis 6:4 were from the days of Jared, not Noah.
Nimrod, the Tower, the Beast, Antarctica and Flat Earth
The discussion moves to the Tower of Babel, described in Genesis 11, where the people, under Nimrod's leadership, attempted to build a tower "whose top may reach unto heaven." Skiba addresses the widely held interpretation that the Tower of Babel was not about height but about spiritual rebellion, such as attempting to reach God or create a Stargate.
Moses Tells Us Exactly How the Nephilim Returned After the Flood
Rob Skiba discusses Genesis 6, focusing on verse 4, which mentions the Nephilim being present both "in those days and also after that." This event occurred during the time of Jared on Mount Hermon, based on information found in texts such as Enoch, Jasher, and Jubilees.
Skiba refers to these as "biblically endorsed extra-biblical texts" because the biblical authors reference or infer from these works, which synchronize with the chronology of Genesis.
He compiled these texts alongside Genesis to highlight their correlation and the differences between the King James Bible and the Septuagint.
Using a timeline derived from various scholars and personal research, Skiba estimates the Genesis 6 experiment occurred around 3550 BCE, not long after the creation of the world.
Skiba argues that Genesis 6:1-18 describes not only the angelic-human unions but also the widespread genetic corruption that resulted from these unions.
Genesis 6:12 mentions that "all flesh had corrupted its way upon the Earth," referring to both humans and animals.
He believes the Nephilim returned through the post-flood genetic manipulation described in Genesis 6:3 and reflected in the cultures of the Canaanites.
The Tower of Babel and Confirming the Nimrod – Osiris – Orion – Apollo Connection
The discussion begins with Genesis 11, where the earth had one language, and the people gathered in the plains of Shinar under Nimrod's leadership.
What Happened at Sodom and Gomorrah?
In this video, Paul Wallis explores the events surrounding the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah as narrated in the Book of Genesis.
Wallis begins by explaining that, in the traditional reading of Genesis, Yahweh is displeased with the behavior of the people in the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.
He emphasizes that the destruction described in Genesis bears a strong resemblance to the effects of advanced weaponry.
The Kings of Atlantis become the Gods of the Greeks
And here we find a tradition which not only points to Atlantis, but also shows some kinship to the legend in Genesis of the tree and the serpent.
Traditions of Atlantis
Bryant says, "Ad and Ada signify the first." The Persians called the first man "Ad-amah." "Adon" was one of the names of the Supreme God of the Phœnicians; from it was derived the name of the Greek god "Ad-onis." The Arv-ad of Genesis was the Ar-Ad of the Cushites; it is now known as Ru-Ad.
Genesis (chap.
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Paul Wallis Exposes the Dark Secrets of the Old Testament
Paul Wallis opens by suggesting that the stories in the Bible, particularly in the first 11 chapters of Genesis, are not continuous but rather a collection of separate stories that have been fused together.
Wallis argues that Genesis 1 is not a creation story but a story about the rehabilitation of Earth.
He emphasizes that this is the first of three flood stories in the early chapters of Genesis, and notes that two different flood narratives have been combined in Genesis 6.
Wallis continues by explaining that Genesis includes two distinct stories about the creation of humanity, one describing the upgrade of human beings.
This is all within the first 11 chapters of Genesis.
He references the later chapters in Genesis, where different kinds of human beings are described, specifically a smooth-skinned person and a hairy, physically stronger person.
The Origin of Our Alphabet
Vishnu became a fish; and after the Deluge, when the waters had subsided, he recovered the holy books from the bottom of the ocean." Berosus, speaking of the time before the Deluge, says: "Oannes wrote concerning the generations of mankind and their civil polity." The Hebrew commentators on Genesis say, "Our rabbins assert that Adam, our father of blessed memory, composed a book of precepts, which were delivered to him by God in Paradise." (Smith's "Sacred Annals," p.
It has been suggested that without the use of letters it would have been impossible to preserve the many details as to dates, ages, and measurements, as of the ark, handed down to us in Genesis.
Genesis contains a history of Atlantis
The Hebrews carried out from the common storehouse of their race a mass of traditions, many of which have come down-to us in that oldest and most venerable of human compositions, the Book of Genesis.
But we can go farther, and it can be asserted that there is scarcely a prominent fact in the opening chapters of the Book of Genesis that cannot be duplicated from the legends of the American nations, and scarcely a custom known to the Jews that does not find its counterpart among the people of the New World.
In Genesis (chap.
In Genesis the first man is represented as naked.
The legends of the Old World which underlie Genesis, and were used by Milton in the "Paradise Lost," appear in the Mexican legends of a war of angels in heaven, and the fall of Zou-tem-que (Soutem, Satan--Arabic, Shatana?) and the other rebellious spirits.
We have seen that the Central Americans possessed striking parallels to the account of the Deluge in Genesis.
But the resemblances between Genesis and the American legends do not stop here.
In Genesis (chap.
Nay, it should teach us to regard the Book of Genesis with increased veneration, as a relic dating from the most ancient days of man's history on earth; its roots cross the great ocean; every line is valuable; a word, a letter, an accent may throw light upon the gravest problems of the birth of civilization.
Some Consideration of the Deluge Legends
And here, again, we are reminded of the expression in Genesis,
The Deluge Legends of America
The tradition of the latter is still more strikingly in conformity with the story as we have it in Genesis, and in Chaldean sources.
In the account in Genesis, Noah "builded an altar unto the Lord, and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
The Deluge of Genesis is a Phœnician, Semitic, or Hebraic legend, and yet, strange to say, the name of Noah, which occurs in it, bears no appropriate meaning in those tongues, but is derived from Aryan sources; its fundamental root is Na, to which in all the Aryan language is attached the meaning of water--νάειν, to flow; νᾶμα, water; Nympha, Neptunus, water deities.
Here we find that the land that was destroyed was the "first land;" that it was an island "beyond the great ocean." In all early age the people were happy and peaceful; they became wicked; "snake worship" was introduced, and was associated, as in Genesis, with the "fall of man;" Nana-Bush became the ancestor of the new race; his name reminds us of the Toltec Nata and the Hebrew Noah.
The Deluge Legends of Other Nations
This has already been observed by Pictet, who lays due stress on the following passage of the Bhâgavata-Purâna: 'In seven days,' said Vishnu to Satyravata, 'the three worlds shall be submerged.' There is nothing like this in the Brâhmana nor the Mahâbhârata, but in Genesis the Lord says to Noah, 'Yet seven days and I will cause it to rain upon the earth;' and a little farther we read, 'After seven days the waters of the flood were upon the earth.'.
"Although the triads in their actual form hardly date farther than the thirteenth or fourteenth century, some of them are undoubtedly connected with very ancient traditions, and nothing here points to a borrowing from Genesis.
The Deluge of the Bible
We give first the Bible history of the Deluge, as found in Genesis (chap.
It shows, taken in connection with the opening chapters of Genesis:
But as it is alleged that it did destroy a country, and drowned all the people thereof except Noah and his family, the country so destroyed could not have been Europe, Asia, Africa, America, or Australia, for there has been no universal destruction of the people of those regions; or, if there had been, how can we account for the existence to-day of people on all of those continents whose descent Genesis does not trace back to Noah, and, in fact, about whom the writer of Genesis seems to have known nothing?
The Destruction of Atlantis described in the deluge legends
There will still remain three great races to which it is undoubtedly peculiar, who have not borrowed it from each other, but among whom the tradition is primitive, and goes back to the most ancient times, and these three races are precisely the only ones of which the Bible speaks as being descended from Noah--those of which it gives the ethnic filiation in the tenth chapter of Genesis.
Atlantis, Fallen Angels, and Archaic DNA
Sepehr draws parallels between Plato's account and passages from the Bible, particularly in Genesis and the Book of Enoch, where it is said that angels, referred to as the "sons of heaven," took wives from among human women and produced hybrid offspring.
The Lost Civilization of Atlantis
The Great Flood described in Genesis is often linked to the destruction of Atlantis.
KEYS 62 ANGELS
This refers to Genesis 18, where the Lord (in the form of three visitors) visits Abraham.
The Titans – Non-Terrestrials Mating with Terrestrials
Josephus’ interpretation links the Greek myth of Uranus and Earth producing Titans with Genesis 6 in the Bible.
Josephus treated the Greek Clash of the Titans and biblical Genesis as historical events, a perspective that aligns with ancient worldviews, including those of Pythagoras and Plato.
40 Representing the full transformation
Genesis 7:12: It rained for 40 days and 40 nights during the flood.
Genesis 7:17: The floodwaters prevailed on the earth for 40 days.
The Sea Peoples and the Philistines
Genesis 10:13-14 mentions that Mizraim, a son of Ham, begot several tribes, including those from whom the Philistines descended.
Grand Canyon & Floods
This supports the creationist view of earth history as described in the book of Genesis.
Canaanites
Genesis 23:2 – "And Sarah died at Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her."
Genesis 12:6 – "Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to the oak of Moreh.
Genesis 28:19 – "He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first."
Pre-flood Nations and tribes
Description: The Nephilim are described as a group of giants or mighty beings mentioned in Genesis 6:1-4.
The Bible briefly mentions the line of Cain in Genesis 4, focusing on individuals rather than a nation or tribe, but it represents the early human population before the flood.
Description: The first man created by God, according to Genesis, and the progenitor of the human race.
Description: A pre-flood figure from the line of Seth who is notable for "walking with God" and being taken by God without dying (Genesis 5:24).
Description: A descendant of Cain, known for his boastful declaration in Genesis 4:23-24, which reflects the increasing violence and moral decline of the pre-flood world.
The Aryan and Japhetic Colonies
We come now to another question: “Did the Aryan or Japhetic race come from Atlantis?” If the Aryans are the Japhetic race, and if Japheth was one of the sons of the patriarch who escaped from the Deluge, then assuredly, if the tradition of Genesis be true, the Aryans came from the drowned land, to wit, Atlantis. According to Genesis, the descendants of the Japheth who escaped out of the Flood with Noah are the Ionians, the inhabitants of the Morea, the dwellers on the Cilician coast of Asia Minor, the Cyprians, the Dodoneans of Macedonia, the Iberians, and the Thracians. These are all now recognized as Aryans, except the Iberians.
Aryans and Japhetic Race: The passage suggests that if the Aryans are the Japhetic race and if Japheth was a son of Noah who survived the Deluge (biblical flood), then according to the tradition of Genesis, the Aryans would have originated from Atlantis.
Biblical References: Genesis is cited as identifying the descendants of Japheth as various groups in the Mediterranean and Asia Minor, including the Ionians, inhabitants of the Morea (Peloponnesus), people from Cilicia, Cyprus, Macedonia (Dodoneans), Iberians, and Thracians.
Destroyed cities
According to Genesis 19, these cities were known for their wickedness, and God rained down sulfur and fire from heaven, completely destroying them.
Verse: Genesis 19:24-25
Chronological Nations and Tribes
Nephilim: Mentioned in Genesis 6:4, possibly associated with the pre-flood era.
Kenizzites, Kadmonites: Mentioned in Genesis 15:19-21 as peoples inhabiting the land promised to Abraham, likely existing around the time of the Amorites.
The origin of Nimrod
The Mighty Hunter named Nimrod receives a brief mention after the flood in Genesis 6-9 as a great-grandson of Noah, grandson of Ham.
His uncles' names appear more like nations than literal individuals, as seen in Genesis 10:6: "the sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan."
Genesis 10:10-12 states: "The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon, Uruk, Akkad, and Kalneh, in Shinar.
Mesopotamia played an enormous role in the development of the Genesis creation stories—Adam and Eve, the flood, and now the post-flood table of nations, which includes the Tower of Babel resembling a Babylonian ziggurat.
Carr notes in his "Genesis 1-11" exegetical commentary, this famed hunter fits well as a primeval figure that might originate in the Mesopotamian ideal of kingship, prominently featuring boasts about kings' hunting prowess.
Instead, Nimrod stands as a successor to the warriors of old mentioned in Genesis 6:4.
His fame as a warrior of the hunt before Yahweh contrasts with Cain, who "went out from the presence of Yahweh" (Genesis 4:16).
Nimrod appears to have gone down in the Hall of Shame when he may have been understood by the Genesis authors as a hero figure contrasting with Cain.
The Sumerian Kings List documents insane lifetimes by ancient kings, similar to the genealogies in Genesis 4, 5, and later 10.
He states that Nimrod, the enigmatic figure mentioned briefly in Genesis 10 as a descendant of Noah, holds a compelling place in ancient texts.
The parallels between Mesopotamian god Ninurta and Nimrod in Genesis are somewhat speculative, but several scholars think the connection is strong enough.
Many scholars believe that Ninurta served as the inspiration for the biblical figure Nimrod mentioned in Genesis 10:8-12 as a mighty hunter.
Although the Book of Genesis portrays Nimrod favorably as the first post-flood king and builder of cities, the Greek Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Bible presents him as a giant and mistranslates the Hebrew phrase meaning "before Yahweh" as "in opposition against God." Consequently, Nimrod became associated with idolatry, embodying the archetypal idolater.
The parallels between the Mesopotamian god Ninurta and Nimrod in Genesis are somewhat speculative, but several scholars think the connection is strong enough.
Ninurta is a powerful god of war and hunting in Mesopotamian mythology, while Nimrod is described as a mighty hunter in Genesis.
Similarly, Nimrod is described as a descendant of Ham, one of Noah's sons in Genesis.
In what follows, you're going to find Nimrod parallels but also a case made by Gmirkin suggesting that Genesis authors made use of Berossus, putting its final composition in the Hellenistic period.
Gmirkin delves into the fascinating character of Nimrod and sheds light on the topic of Genesis composition.
It becomes evident that the Nimrod story in Genesis incorporates elements from the Ninus legend as documented by Ctesias in his Persica.
In contrast, Genesis portrays Nimrod as a Babylonian king who holds authority over both Babylon and Assyria.
The Genesis accounts reflect a Babylonian tradition that rejects the Ninus legend and emphasizes Babylon's preeminence.
Interestingly, the Genesis narrative echoes Berossus's perspective by presenting Nimrod as the founder of Babylon before establishing Nineveh.
Consequently, it is plausible that Berossus serves as the source for the Nimrod story in Genesis, reflecting his polemics against the Ninus legend and Ctesias's account.
While Ninus is a legendary figure asserting the primacy of Assyria with Nineveh as its initial stronghold, the Genesis account aligns entirely with Berossus by attributing Babylon as the first established city.
Gmirkin's argument raises the question of whether Genesis directly used Berossus or if they drew from a shared tradition.
Gilgamesh is described as a powerful and fearless warrior in the Epic of Gilgamesh, while Nimrod is portrayed as a mighty hunter in Genesis.
Both share a similar divine lineage—Gilgamesh is said to be the product of a union between gods and a mortal woman, just like the giants mentioned in Genesis 6:4.
Similarly, Nimrod is renowned for his hunting skills and is celebrated as a mighty hunter in Genesis.
Yahweh was replaced by a human king
Wallis explains that this suppression of independent thought is tied to the knowledge of good and evil, which, according to the Hebrew scriptures, the senior Elohim in Genesis 6 did not want humans to possess.
The Yahweh character in Genesis 3, who Wallis argues has had his name superimposed over older stories, desired humans to remain at an animalistic level, lacking consciousness of their nakedness.
The serpent, on the other hand, argued that humans should be conscious and aware, leading to the so-called "fall" in the Genesis story.