Ancient versions often render the word as “giants.” Hebrew etymology often hears “fallen ones.” Interpreters disagree on whether they are the sons of God, the offspring of that union, or a third group already present.
When humans multiply, the “sons of God” take daughters of men.
The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bore children to them; the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.
It does not clearly say whether the Nephilim are the sons of God, their offspring, or a third group already on the earth.
Bene ha-Elohim means “sons of God” or “sons of the Elohim.” Interpreters disagree on who they are.
Some Septuagint lines read “angels of God.”
These Lyrans, as well as others, have been known by the Hebrew term “Nefilim,” erroneously translated as “giants.” Nefilim literally means “those who have come down.” Genesis 6:4 states: “The Nefilim were on the earth in those days — and also afterward — when the sons of God went to the daughters of men and had children by them.
But these Atlanteans that survived, that were tall and considered the demigods, considered the idea of the union between the gods and man, these that were, as your Bible says, the heroes of old, the heroes of renown in the olden days, the giants that walked the Earth at that time, and that did boost the various human civilizations around them—being human themselves but also again mixed very strongly with extraterrestrial Anunnaki blood and genetics, did seek to preserve and over time became blended more and more through procreation into human society, creating different bloodlines, some of which contain more or less Anunnaki genetics.
Who were the Nephilim?Enigmatic figures in Genesis 6 and Numbers 13, associated with mighty or giant stature and the sons-of-God episode.
The verse does not settle whether they are the sons of God, the offspring, or a third group already present.
The Christian Trinity: In Christian theology, the Holy Trinity is a unique and central doctrine, referring to God in three persons: the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit.
This is not a representation of three gods but one God in three persons, coexisting in a mysterious and incomprehensible unity.
Egyptian Triads: Ancient Egyptian religion often worshipped gods in groups of three, known as triads.
Greek Mythology: The Big Three in Greek mythology refer to Zeus (king of the gods), Poseidon (god of the sea), and Hades (god of the underworld).
Norse Mythology: In Norse mythology, a prominent trinity can be seen in Odin (the all-father and god of wisdom), Thor (god of thunder), and Loki (the trickster god).
Slavic Mythology: The Slavic mythological trinity includes Perun (god of thunder and lightning), Veles (god of earth, waters, and the underworld), and Svarog (the celestial god of fire and blacksmithing).
These gods were often combined into a single deity, Amun-Ra, representing the essential aspects of existence.
Amun was a major god, often associated with the sun and air.
Mut was his wife, a mother goddess, and Khonsu, their son, was the god of the moon.
Ptah was the god of creation and craftsmanship, Sekhmet, a warrior goddess and goddess of healing, and Nefertem, who was associated with the lotus flower and the sunrise.
Khnum was a god of the source of the Nile River, Satis was his consort, and Anuket, their daughter, was associated with the Nile and its nourishment of the land.
Osiris was a god of the underworld and resurrection, Isis, his wife, a goddess of magic and motherhood, and Horus, their son, a god of the sky and kingship.
In Edfu, Horus was worshipped as a solar war god, Hathor as a goddess of music, dance, and fertility, and Harsomtus as a symbol of new life.
Min was a god of fertility and harvest, Isis, his consort, brought her attributes of magic and motherhood, and Horus as their offspring, symbolizing new beginnings.
Thoth was the god of writing and knowledge, Seshat was associated with writing and architecture, and Hornub was a less well-known deity.
Sumerian Mythology: In Sumerian beliefs, the trinity of Anu (god of the sky), Enlil (god of air and storm), and Enki (god of water and knowledge) were crucial in their pantheon, often considered the most powerful deities.
Baltic Mythology: In the Baltic region, a trinity of major gods might include Dievas (supreme god), Perkūnas (god of thunder), and Velnias (god of the underworld and magic).
There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
Genesis places the giants before the Flood, as children of the sons of God and the daughters of men.
Early humans considered Anu Gods, which is the origin of religion.
In Jewish and Christian tradition, many people see Adam as the first human God created.
God forms Adam from the dust of the earth and breathes life into him.
The image points to a close bond between humans and God.
In the Bible, God makes Adam from dust and breathes life into him.
That is the special relationship between people and God.
So Adam as the first human race is a being God created.
That's why the early humans considered Anu Gods, that's the origin of religion.
At the first hour, God gathered the dust of the earth; in the second, He formed the embryo; in the third, the limbs were extended; in the fourth, the soul was given; at the fifth hour Adam stood upright; at the sixth, Adam named the animals.
Having done this, God asked him, "And I, what is my name?"
According to Genesis 4:25, Seth was born after the death of Abel and Eve believed that he was appointed by God to establish a new offspring, replacing Abel, killed by Cain.
17 And this because they have turned their ahearts away from me, to worship the god of Elkenah, and the god of Libnah, and the god of Mahmackrah, and the god of Korash, and the god of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; therefore I have come down to bvisit them, and to destroy him who hath lifted up his hand against thee, Abraham, my son, to take away thy life.
god of Elkenah
god of Libnah
god of Mahmackrah
god of Korash
god of Pharaoh (king of Egypt)
One scholar summarized the story as follows: “Ašertu, the wife of Elkunirša, attempts to seduce Ba’al [the storm god].
The Storm-god reveals everything to her husband and insults her on his inspiration.
The town revolted during the reign of King Jehoram of Judah, according to 2 Kings 8:22 and 2 Chronicles 21:10, because Jehoram "had abandoned [the] God of his fathers".
19 As it was with Noah so shall it be with thee; but through thy ministry my name shall be known in the earth forever, for I am thy God.
And the Lord broke down the altar of Elkenah, and of the gods of the land, and utterly destroyed them, and smote the priest that he died; and there was great mourning in Chaldea, and also in the court of Pharaoh; which Pharaoh signifies king by royal blood.
31 But the records of the fathers, even the patriarchs, concerning the right of Priesthood, the Lord my God preserved in mine own hands; therefore a knowledge of the beginning of the creation, and also of the planets, and of the stars, as they were made known unto the fathers, have I kept even unto this day, and I shall endeavor to write some of these things upon this record, for the benefit of my posterity that shall come after me.
"The Lord my God preserved in mine own hands": This indicates that the speaker believes they have been divinely chosen or entrusted to keep these records.
Númenor: An island gifted to Men by the Valar, the god-like beings of Tolkien's universe, as a reward for their help against the first Dark Lord, Morgoth.
The gods still communicate through these paths.
In ancient Greek mythology, snakes were associated with Asclepius, the god of medicine, representing healing and renewal.
In Aztec mythology, the feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl was considered a benevolent deity associated with wisdom and life.
, or has been referred to as God.
Are they our "gods"?Question 30Also, most near-ground tunnel entrances have similar devices hidden in them, and even if you were to look at the entrances, you would only see plain cave walls instead of doors.
"Illohim" They - called "gods" in the sixth and seventh civilizations - told humans that this was a war between good and evil, that they were the good race and that we were the evil race.
(Some of them even “played” as gods using the programming of your mind and old teachings)
Malak or Malaika (Angels): In Islam, angels carry out God's will.
Amesha Spentas: In Zoroastrianism, the Amesha Spentas are seven divine entities that emanate from Ahura Mazda, the highest god.
Devas: In Hinduism, the Devas are celestial beings or gods, often tied to forces of nature.
Examples are Indra, god of thunder and rain, and Agni, god of fire.
Daimons (or Daemons): In Greek belief, daimons were spirits that stood between humans and the gods.
Aesir and Vanir: In Norse mythology, the Aesir and Vanir are two groups of gods, including Odin, Thor and Frigg.
Kami: In Shinto, kami are the spirits or gods present in nature, such as those of mountains, rivers and other parts of the natural world.
Elohim is a Hebrew word meaning "gods" or "godhood." It is plural in form, yet in the Hebrew Bible it most often refers to one God, the God of Israel.
In other verses it takes plural agreement and means gods in the plural.
They have six wings and stand above the throne of God, crying out his praise.
Maimonides ranks them second closest to God.
Malakim is the Hebrew word for angels, meaning "messengers." It covers angels in general, whatever their order, and appears throughout the Bible for messengers or servants of God.
This site holds the view that the "sons of God" in Genesis, who took wives from the daughters of men, can be identified with the Ishim.
Maimonides, however, lists the Bene Elohim, the "sons of God" of Genesis 6:2, as a separate order, ranked ninth.
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
Genesis says the sons of God took wives from the daughters of men.
Chandra — Hindu moon god (also called Soma), male deity associated with coolness, fertility, and time.
Tsukuyomi — Japanese Shinto moon god (male), one of the three noble children of Izanagi.
Ma (Mission Rahma) — Likely refers to "Ma" (mother/Earth) in the name Rahma itself (Ra = God/sun, Ma = mother/Earth, h = humanity).
Sin — Mesopotamian (Sumerian/Akkadian/Babylonian) moon god, often shown with a crescent symbol; later associated with pagan worship in biblical/Christian contexts.
Coyolxauhqui — Aztec moon goddess, sister of the sun god Huitzilopochtli.
Khonsu — Egyptian moon god (male), associated with time, healing, and travel.
He lengthens life to 300 years if God permits it.
In Hindu mythology, Chandra is the god of the moon.
In Japanese mythology, Tsukuyomi is the god of the moon, associated with the Shinto religion.
Utu (Sumerian), Shamash (Akkadian, Babylonian and Assyrian), god of the sun and justice, one of the Anunnaki
Huitzilopochtli (Aztec), god of the sun and war
Osiris was the Sun God over the other Gods, and his laws were the Sun laws.
Osiris, the highest angel in heaven, was the Sun God, that is, God of Gods; for all other Gods were his satellites.
Each sun is an era made by the gods, and each ends in disaster.
In this Norse myth, the god Odin bets with the giant Hrungnir that his horse Sleipnir is faster than the giant's horse, Gullfaxi.
Hrungnir loses the race and ends up in Asgard, the realm of the gods, where he becomes drunk and abusive.
Óðin invited the giant into his hall Valhöll, to enjoy the hospitality of the gods.
Tired of Hrungnir's boasting, the gods called on Þór.
He arrived and was outraged to find a giant drinking with the gods.
The people of Uruk complain to the gods about Gilgamesh's behavior, so the gods create Enkidu, a wild man, to humble Gilgamesh and divert his excessive activities.
(The Plaint of Erech(?) to the gods against the tyrant Gilgamish)
i., 2), "And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." The Quiche legend says, "The Creator--the Former, the Dominator--the feathered serpent--those that give life, moved upon the waters like a glowing light."
i., 9), "And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so." The Quiche legend says, "The creative spirits cried out 'Earth!' and in an instant it was formed, and rose like a vapor-cloud; immediately the plains and the mountains arose, and the cypress and pine appeared."
The Bible tells us, "And God saw that it was good." The Quiche legend says, "Then Gucumatz was filled with joy, and cried out, 'Blessed be thy coming, O Heart of Heaven, Hurakan, thunder-bolt.'"
ii., 7) we are told, "And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground." The Quiche legend says.
In the Indian legend the gods stop the work by a great storm, in the Bible account by confounding the speech of the people.
ii., 21) that "the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam," and while he slept God made Eve out of one of his ribs.
iii., 22), "And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever:" therefore God drove him out of the garden.
In the Quiche legends we are told, "The gods feared that they had made men too perfect, and they breathed a cloud of mist over their vision."
Both had an ark, the abiding-place of an invisible god.
The temple was dedicated to the god Quetzalcoatl and played a significant role in the religious practices of the ancient civilizations that inhabited the region.
They existed on the Asian continent and are remembered in some of the ancient Indian gods with blue skin.
I follow those blue gods further on their own page.
At the time of the sinking of our continent, our Father/Mother God lifted our beloved Lemuria to the level of the fourth dimension where we continued to thrive and evolve.
The Igigi were another group of divine beings, often referred to as "the younger gods." They were also considered to be offspring of Anu, and their main function was to serve the Anunnaki.
Made the Igigi bear the workload.The gods had to dig out canals,Had to clear channels, the lifelines of the land,The Igigi had to dig out canals,Had to clear channels, the lifelines of the land.The gods dug out the Tigris river (bed)They were counting the years of loads.For 3,6oo years they bore the excess,Hard work, night and day.They groaned and blamed each other,Grumbled over the masses of excavated soil:'Let us confront our [ ] the chamberlain,And get him to relieve us of our hard work!
The Atrahasis Epic, for instance, tells the story of how the Igigi rebelled against their heavy workload and refused to continue serving the higher gods.
This rebellion led to the creation of humans from clay as a solution to the gods' labor problem.
Marduk, who created the Igigi gods,
In order to genetically engineer the humans, " one god[igigi] should be slaughtered"
Mami made her voice heardAnd spoke to the great gods,'I have carried out perfectlyThe work that you ordered of me.You have slaughtered a god together with hisintelligence.I have relieved you of your hard work,I have imposed your load on man.You have bestowed noise on mankind.I have undone the fetter and granted freedom.'They listened to this speech of hers,And were freed (from anxiety), and kissed her feet:'We used to call you MamiBut now your name shall be Mistress of AllGods.'
Made new picks and spades,Made big canalsTo feed people and sustain the gods.
Akhenaten initiated a religious revolution in ancient Egypt, focusing on the worship of the sun god Aten.
Manco Capac was a mythical figure sent by the sun god to establish the Inca civilization, and he played a crucial role in Inca religious beliefs.
He is notable for his religious reforms, particularly his attempt to transition Egypt from polytheism to the worship of a single god, the Aten, represented as the sun disc.
Although some believe the religion he introduced was mostly monotheistic, many others see Akhenaten as a practitioner of an Aten monolatry, as he did not actively deny the existence of other gods; he simply refrained from worshiping any but the Aten.
According to Inca mythology, Manco Capac and his sister-wife Mama Ocllo were sent by the sun god Inti to establish the Inca civilization and teach the people about agriculture, architecture, and other aspects of civilization.
In the traditions of the Maya civilization, Kukulkan was considered a god of wind, rain, and learning, as well as a patron of cities and merchants.
The god was often depicted as a feathered serpent, combining features of a serpent and a bird.
The most ancient references concerning forms of cherubim (in the Akkadian and Sumerian records) describe a mechanical security device (i.e., robot) that was used to secure the highly sensitive areas of the gods to which humans were denied access.
This idea later evolved into a more abstract and spiritual one, displayed in the archetypal manifestation of a winged celestial figure who guards sacred places and who is a servant of God.
karibu, "one who blesses", a name for the Lamassu) is one of the unearthly beings who directly attend to God, according to Abrahamic religions.
And the cherub turned around, as if to put them to death; according to the commandment God had given him.
For he was afraid that God would destroy him if they went into the garden without His order.
6 Therefore the cherub thought that God was favorable to them, and was bringing them back into the garden.
7 He could not go up to Heaven to determine God’s order regarding their getting into the garden; he therefore continued to stand by them, unable as he was to part from them; for he was afraid that if they should enter the garden without permission, God would destroy him.
11 They were glad, because they thought that God was favorable to Adam, and wished him to return to the garden; and wished to restore him to the gladness he once enjoyed.
12 But they sorrowed over Adam, because he was fallen like a dead man, he and Eve; and they said in their thoughts, “Adam has not died in this place; but God has put him to death, for his having come to this place, and wishing to get into the garden without His permission.”The first book of Adam and Eve
And Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
And David and all Israel went up to Baalah, to Kirjath Jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God the Lord, who dwells between the cherubim, where His name is proclaimed.
“O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, the One who dwells between the cherubim, You are God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth.
A midrash states that when Pharaoh pursued Israel at the Red Sea, God took a cherub from the wheels of His throne and flew to the spot, for God inspects the heavenly worlds while sitting on a cherub.
Transporting the throne of God by the river Chebar
5 And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even in the outer court, like the voice of Almighty God when He speaks.
When they went out, the wheels were beside them; and they stood at the door of the east gate of the Lord’s house, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
20 This is the living creature I saw under the God of Israel by the River Chebar, and I knew they were cherubim.
As a mortal leader, Noe is tasked with guiding the Faithists (followers of Jehovih) through a cataclysmic flood that submerges parts of Pan, caused by spiritual imbalances stemming from the influence of false gods like Anuhasaj.
The Maya, like other peoples of Mesoamerica, saw the world as ruled by powerful gods.
Those gods had to be kept content with offerings and ritual.
Dead ancestors were thought to speak for the living when they dealt with the gods.
The major gods had aspects tied to these directions and colours.
The gods ruled both the seen and the unseen world.
On 12 July 1562, Diego de Landa had burned all the books and images of the Maya gods, which he was able to seize, at an inquisitorial court of law, an “autodafé,” in Mani, south of Merida.
The deities in the Popol Vuh include Hun Hunahpu, whom some see as the Kʼicheʼ maize god, and a group of gods led by the Kʼicheʼ patron Tohil.
The other two gods of this trio are the moon goddess Awilix and the mountain god Jacawitz.
In one Egyptian myth, the bloody hue of the world is ascribed to the blood of Osiris, the mortally wounded planet god; in another myth, it is the blood of Seth or Apopi; in the Babylonian myth, the world was colored red by the blood of the slain Tiamat, the heavenly monster.
They forgot the testament of the Gods.
The sound and fury of the Gods would not finish.
They doubted the news of the Gods’ return, even though the date corresponded with their prediction.
Tatunca Nara told of the tribe of the Ugha Mongulala, a people who were "chosen by the Gods" 15,000 years ago.
He described two great catastrophes that had devastated the earth and spoke of the ruler Lhasa, a son of the Gods, who governed the South American continent, and of his relation to the Egyptians, the origin of the Incas, the arrival of the Goths, and an alliance of the Indians with 2,000 German soldiers.
According to the Bible, God created the world in six days for his own honor and for the good of mankind.
The old Indian epic Mahabhhrata relates how Gods and titans struggled for rule of the earth.
according to the calendar of the White Barbarians) the Gods left the earth.
"Only the image of the Gods remained in the hearts of the Chosen Servants.
They walked on all fours until the Gods arrived: They brought the light."
Then the Gods return.
And the Gods recognized them as their own brothers.
And our cleverest artisans have fashioned images of the Gods that bear witness throughout all eternity to their true greatness and wonderful power.
The Chosen Servants were still living in the dwellings of the Gods—one hundred years, one thousand years.
Their servants had betrayed the covenant with the Gods.
And the Gods were grieved.
We will eradicate them from earth—man and cattle, the worms, and the birds in the sky—because they have rejected our bequest." And the Gods began to destroy the people.
The Chronicle of Akakor does not tell much about the empire of Samon, Lhasa’s brother, who had descended to earth with the Gods in the year 7315.
A mighty empire developed, a mirror image of Akakor, constructed according to the same bequest of the Gods, who also determined the lives of the Ugha Mongulala.
They say that in the period before the hour zero, there also existed another nation of Gods that was hostile to our Former Masters.
Our priests say that these Gods also ruled over an enormous empire.
The two races of Gods, which are represented in the images of the Great Temple of the Sun in Akakor, began to quarrel.
Yet for the first time, the providence of the Gods saved the Ugha Mongulala.
When the flood has ceased, the ark comes to rest in the Ararat mountains, and Noah leaves the boat to give a thank offering to God.
He and his family explore the land and praise God for the beauty that is found there.
God appears to Noah and makes a covenant with him to rule over the earth, so long as he and his sons do not consume blood.
This covenant between God and man is made manifest by a rainbow "a sign for [Noah] in the clouds" (col.
Four years after the flood, Noah holds a festival in his vineyard to praise God.
He asks God to have vengeance and show his power against Pharaoh and his household.
God sends a spirit to torment the Pharaoh of Zoan and the men of his household.
Ahura Mazda, also known as Oromasdes or Ahuramazda, is an important god in Zoroastrianism, an ancient religion.
People worshipped him as the creator and the god of the sky.
He lives in a constant struggle against his twin brother, the principal or god of evil known as Ahriman. Both are children of the first creator god, Zurvã (time). Ahriman, as the firstborn son, was more powerful than Ahura-Masda and would have a reign of a thousand years. However, after this period, he would be defeated by Aúra-Masda.
Aúra-Masda is also the god of the sky, wisdom, abundance, and fertility. He can prophesy. He is accompanied by a group of spirits called the Amshaspends. He is the father of Atar, the fire of heaven; of Gayomart, the first mortal human being (the first human being, according to Persian mythology, had been Ima, who was immortal), created from light and who would have given rise to all other human beings; and of Mitra, god of wisdom, war and the sun.
Ahriman is also called Daevanam Daeva(daeva of daevas), which means evil god of evil gods or demon of demons.
Eridu is considered one of the oldest Sumerian cities and is often associated with the god Enki.
This deception eventually led to the events where Sarai was taken into Pharaoh's house, as mentioned in Genesis 12:19, before God intervened to protect her and her true identity as Abram's wife was revealed.
Haran: This is the place where Abram lived before God called him to go to a new land.
Canaan: God tells Abram to go to the land of Canaan, which is the promised land.
Shechem: Abram travels through the land to Shechem, where God appears to him and promises the land to his descendants.