Nephilim, in the Hebrew Bible, a group of mysterious beings or people of unusually large size and strength who lived both before and after the Flood. The Nephilim are referenced in Genesis and Numbers and are possibly referred to in Ezekiel. The Hebrew word nefilim is sometimes directly translated as “giants” or taken to mean “the fallen ones” (from the Hebrew naphal, “to fall”), but the identity of the Nephilim is debated by scholars.
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Some within the cryptozoology field believe sasquatch are nephilim (or descendants of). They site things like: strength, height, supernatural abilities (tracks disappearing in the middle of no where, gliding stride, speed, 'clocking' and lack of dead bodies for examples), sightings from almost every continent and inability to be photographed (though, to be fair, there are photos and videos showing alleged bigfoot).
Is it possible the nephys (my term) survived into modern day and are, in fact, cryptic creatures like bigfoot*?
Why or why not?
*Nephys could also be said to be reason for sightings of things like dogmen, goatmen, glimmerman, among others.
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Re: Nephilim
Post #51This bible stuff...We_Are_VENOM wrote: ↑Sun Sep 26, 2021 11:33 pmWhich is probably why we don't look at certain things in history with glee.JoeyKnothead wrote: ↑Sun Sep 26, 2021 8:58 pm History tells us some goats suffer the affections of men.
The point is; from what I gather, Doc was making the case that Og's bed was that big because he had 20-30 women (concubines) that he slept with..in other words, the more women you have, the more room in your bed you need.
I think that is the point he was getting at.
My point is; if the king's quarters were separate from the royal harem (according to history), then chances are, Og wouldn't have slept in a bed that big if it weren't for the fact that he was a giant sized human being.
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Post #52"Maybe he was a giant" is my answer.nobspeople wrote: ↑Tue Sep 28, 2021 11:56 am Maybe he liked a big bed. Maybe he moved around a lot. Maybe he had a complex. Maybe he was a giant. Maybe the story isn't true at all. Chances are all sorts of reasonings are available. Which is more likely?
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Post #53How's 'giant' defined here?We_Are_VENOM wrote: ↑Tue Sep 28, 2021 10:10 pm"Maybe he was a giant" is my answer.nobspeople wrote: ↑Tue Sep 28, 2021 11:56 am Maybe he liked a big bed. Maybe he moved around a lot. Maybe he had a complex. Maybe he was a giant. Maybe the story isn't true at all. Chances are all sorts of reasonings are available. Which is more likely?
More than 5' tall?
6'?
8?
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Post #54Scripture doesn't say...but hey, if the bed was 13ft, my guess is that he was between 11 and 12ft.
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Post #55He could have had a long bed. Maybe he was 6"? Guessing he's almost as tall as the bed is long is justifying a need to complete 'scripture' since scripture doesn't say.We_Are_VENOM wrote: ↑Wed Sep 29, 2021 10:55 pmScripture doesn't say...but hey, if the bed was 13ft, my guess is that he was between 11 and 12ft.
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Post #566" with a 13" bed. Sorry, Charlie...not buying it.
Then take my assessment of his height the same way you do with everything else Bible-related....with a grain of salt.Guessing he's almost as tall as the bed is long is justifying a need to complete 'scripture' since scripture doesn't say.
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Post #57Salt is paramount when it comes to biblical things, ironically enoughWe_Are_VENOM wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 4:53 pm6" with a 13" bed. Sorry, Charlie...not buying it.
Then take my assessment of his height the same way you do with everything else Bible-related....with a grain of salt.Guessing he's almost as tall as the bed is long is justifying a need to complete 'scripture' since scripture doesn't say.
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