Short Excerpt: The Nephilim figure prominently in some popular literature. Their portrayal is speculative, but also based on Second Temple texts, which portray the Nephilim as the giant offspring of angels and human women who were responsible for the corruption that resulted in the flood. This article argues that the Nephilim in the OT are associated, primarily, with the antediluvian era; though are, intentially, linked with postdiluvian ‘heroes’ to highlight the perversity of the pre-flood generation, who, in seeking liaisons with heavenly beings, seek to overcome their mortality.
Ken Ham Answers “Who Were the ‘Sons of God?”
Ken Ham is the founder of Answers in Genesis and its two popular attractions: the Creation Museum and the Ark Encounter. With regard to the question of the identity of the ‘sons of God’ and the nephilim, Answers in Genesis doesn’t take a particular stance regarding the interpretation of Genesis 6:1-4.
However, Ken Ham has recently made it more clear which interpretation he prefers, and so we can dig into that here.
Author: Ken Ham
Interpretation: Human
Short Excerpt: “It seems to me the simplest explanation is that the line of Seth (which could have been referred to as “sons of God” because they were godly and called upon the name of the Lord) started marrying the line of Cain (the “daughters of men”—women who were beautiful but ungodly). Such mixing of spiritual light and darkness destroys families."