A Nephilim.
| “ | Nephilim are the offspring of angels and humans. Souls mixed with divine grace. On paper it sounds epic, especially in a poem. Shelley or Byron would've loved to have this in their dramas. But in real life? Yeah, not so much. Especially since God Himself had to step in to reset the whole world just to get rid of them. | „ |
| ~ Gabriel |
The Nephilim, also known as Naphil, were a race of often man-eating giants described in the Christian Bible and were sometimes depicted as the hybrid offspring of "the sons of God" and the "daughters of men", the gargantuan descendants of the Watchers.
History[]
Great Flood[]
The Nephilim were fearsome and violent giants that took to terrorizing the other creatures of the Earth, particularly humanity. The Nephilim quickened the most primordial fears of the humans, and either out of fear or admiration, they worshipped the Nephilim. Throughout their reign of terror, the wildest architectures emerged as a result of their 'guidance' to the humans in support of their angelic parents. Built without order, one upon the other, never lasting but ever changing. They were kingdoms of man but warped to fit image of humanity's corrupted spirit by the Nephilim's presence.
In addition, the Nephilim even claimed most of these kingdoms for their own, becoming their demigods whilst the the Watchers would be their patron gods. This behavior was deemed unacceptable by God, who according to some sects decided to send forth a Great Flood to rid the world of these abominations before they could do more harm to humanity. Though in the Book of Enoch, it is said that God sent forth the archangel Gabriel to vanquish the Nephilim by having them turn against one another and thus destroy each other.
Descendants[]
Some of the Nephilim, including their children the Elioud, did manage to survive the Flood. Or perhaps it is possible that more Nephilim were born from unions of human females and angels. It is later revealed that some of the Elioud did indeed survive, albeit in great smaller numbers, after the Flood but were no longer considered a threat to God's creation. In some texts the ancient Hebrews encountered some of these surviving Elioud on their way to the Promised Land. Overtime, the Nephilim's children were slaughtered by the humans themselves, or more specifically human tribes that sought out to drive these giants from their lands. But even then the Elioud would bear their own descendants known only as the Gibborim.
According to Biblical authors, the ancient kingdoms around Israel claimed to be founded and protected by giant warrior kings who part human, part god, and filled with divine wisdom. These giant warrior kings are regarded as Gibborim and as such the Biblical authors state that they should not be honored as they are more akin to human rebels who were captivated by spiritual evil spreading their violence in God's good world. One of these kings even created the city of Babylon, this king being Nimrod himself; this in turn led many to speculate that he was a Gibborim himself.
Archeology[]
While many scholars believe that the Nephilim were a myth, recent excavations show otherwise, due to the fact that many findings of humanoid skeletons buried deep within the Earth, some even 15 to 20 feet tall in height. Giant artifacts have also been found including weapons and tools used by Nephilim estimated to be even larger, though the size of these has yet to be confirmed.
Known Nephilim[]
- Ohyah - son of Samyaza
- Hahyah - son of Samyaza
- Mahway - son of Baraqiel
- Elaine Belloc - daughter of Michael
- Calvin Bloom - son of Lucifer