LeafByNiggle
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The fact that something is not mentioned in Genesis, which was never intended as a comprehensive history textbook, is a faulty argument for something not existing. Of course things like that can exist without being mentioned in Genesis.ProdglArchitect:![]()
No mention of them in Genesis. Funny that - you’d reckon Adam and Eve’s parents, if not some of their other close relatives, would at least get a mention.I believe they eventually became extinct due to competition from rational humans, or due to shifts in climate and resources
Perhaps their descendants still exist today. Chimps, perhaps? They evolved too.That climate change must have come on pretty quickly! And none of the soul-less humans survived? Not even one?
“Suggests”? That’s not doctrine. As for giants being something extraordinary, that could well be a poetic exaggeration. Genesis is not literal history.But the Nephilim were giants - how do humans produce giant offspring? Plus, my Ignatius Catholic Study Bible suggests the Nephilim were the offspring of fallen angels who mated with human women (see Genesis 6, Jude 6, 2Peter 2).I favor the second clause, as it can also provide an explanation for the story of the Nephilim
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