The Mysterious Nephilim of the Bible (Aliens? Angels? Or Something Else?)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
Jimmy Akin
4.8 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 6 March 2020
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
Genesis 6 mentions a group called the Nephilim and their identity has puzzled scholars for thousands of years. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the theories that they are angels or aliens or even something else, then ask what Genesis 6 is trying to say.
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| 0:00.0 | Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World is brought to you by the StarQuest Production Network |
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| 0:22.0 | You're listening to episode 87 of Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World, |
| 0:26.9 | where we look at mysteries from the twin perspectives of faith and reason. |
| 0:31.6 | In this episode, we're talking about the Nephilim. |
| 0:35.2 | I'm Dom Betanelli and joining me today is Jimmy Akin. |
| 0:38.4 | Hi Jimmy. How do you dom? |
| 0:39.9 | Did I say that right Jimmy? Nephilim? |
| 0:41.9 | Yeah Nephilim. |
| 0:42.8 | Okay, typically in Hebrew, the accent is on the last syllable. |
| 0:46.6 | Nephilim. I will try to say it correctly throughout the episode. |
| 0:50.0 | So what are we talking about? |
| 0:51.4 | Today we're talking about the book of Genesis and its sixth chapter contains a reference |
| 0:56.6 | to a strange group known as the Nephilim. |
| 0:59.6 | It's one of the strangest passages in the Bible and its puzzle scholars for literally |
| 1:04.4 | thousands of years. |
| 1:06.0 | And in recent times, some have claimed that the Nephilim are aliens or even alien human |
| 1:11.5 | hybrids because it's always aliens. |
| 1:14.8 | So who were the Nephilim and what is Genesis 6 really trying to say? |
| 1:19.6 | That's what we'll be talking about on this episode of Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World. |
| 1:24.2 | So Jimmy, this is a Patrons episode, right? |
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