The nphiyl of Genesis 6:4, rendered "giants," were not the offspring of angels who married women before the Flood. The "sons of God" who took wives were human, not angelic, since angels are spirit beings who neither marry nor are given in marriage (Matthew 22:30; Hebrews 1:13-14). God also established from creation that each kind reproduces only after its own kind (Genesis 1), so angels and women, being different kinds of beings, cannot produce offspring. The context confirms this, for God speaks of "man" as flesh (Genesis 6:3). The phrase "sons of God" carries different meanings in Scripture. It can refer to angels (Job 1:6; 38:7), to regenerated Christians (Romans 8:14; 1 John 3:1-2), or to mankind in general, who are all children of God by creation through Adam (Luke 3:38; Malachi 2:10). The sons of God in Genesis 6 were neither angels nor converted Christians, so they were men who had forsaken God and intermarried in defiance of His law. Their children were mighty, but only human. Genesis 6:4 says giants existed "in those days, and also afterward," which implies they existed beforehand as well. It does not say giants came only from these marriages. Giants have appeared throughout history, before and after the Flood and into modern times. Goliath, who stood over eleven feet by one calculation, is an example, as are later giants such as John Middleton and the tall men recorded by ancient writers.

The nephilim of Genesis 6:4 and Numbers 13:33 were mere mortal men, not the offspring of angels and humans, since kind reproduces only after its own kind. They existed before and after the Flood, but since all post-Flood people descend from Noah, there is no genetic link between the two groups; their only shared trait was great size. The word suggests a warrior class of bullies, and some Hebrew dictionaries define it that way. They were called sons of elohim because that term is not reserved for the Creator but also applies to human leaders, such as magistrates who rendered judgments on the basis of God's law. Scripture confirms this usage in Judah's king urging his officials, in Romans 13:4 where rulers are God's ministers, and in Jesus' quotation of Psalm 82:6 in John 10:35. The nephilim were popular, apostate, violent, and tyrannical leaders with huge followings. They were "great" like movie stars, not in character but in leading people toward base desires and anti-God excitement, pandering to human nature at its wickedest. Probably few in number, they resemble figures like Stalin, Hitler, Genghis Khan, Pol Pos, and Mao, who were responsible for some 200 million deaths. Modern counterparts also include influential philosophers and educators, mostly risen from Christian or Jewish roots, who destroyed nations' spiritual life through words rather than weapons. Their apostasy echoes Jude 4's warning about ungodly men who creep in unnoticed.

The term *nphiyl* (H5303), often transliterated as 'nephilim,' appears in Genesis 6:4 in connection with the extreme wickedness of that era. This obscure plural noun, left untranslated in English Bibles, literally means a feller, someone who knocks things over, but through time and usage, it is frequently associated with giants. The verse confirms this by describing them as mighty men, personalities who attracted significant attention and large followings. They are also noted to have lived after the Flood, not confined to the pre-Flood period. It is clear that they were completely human beings, not the offspring of demons and human women, as God's word states each kind reproduces only after its kind, making such reproduction impossible. In the context of Genesis 6:4, the nephilim are linked to the term 'sons of God,' which does not refer to the Creator but can indicate human judges or magistrates, humans in positions of authority leading others. These nephilim are depicted as despotic military or governmental figures, greatly feared tyrants dominating as leaders of cities and nations, akin to historical figures like Nimrod. Their giantism is not solely about physical stature but also about being dominant leaders with large followings in various fields, such as economics, politics, or sports, where they consistently overpower others. In a broader sense, the term nephilim is applied to influential teaching personalities who draw significant attention with their anti-God teachings, misleading many. As wickedness reigns supreme in the world, reminiscent of the time before the Flood, the nephilim are seen as having a major role once again in the rise of forces challenging God.

Nephilim (Hebrew nphiyl) is translated "giants," and the Greek Septuagint renders it gigantes, from which English derives "giants." The word seems to be rooted in naphal, "to fall," so some translations render it "fallen ones." The sense may be that these men of renown fell in battle or fell upon their enemies, or that they were a fallen form of humanity, having declined far from what God wanted men to be. The Nephilim were not angel-human hybrids. Genesis 6:4 calls them "mighty men who were of old, men of renown," and its context calls them men, born when the descendants of Seth married the daughters of Cain through ordinary sexual union. Angels are spirit and cannot reproduce with flesh-and-blood humans, since each kind reproduces only after its own kind. The word appears again in Numbers 13:33, where the spies saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak. The Anakim were probably a remnant of the early inhabitants of Palestine, descended from Cush, so these giants in Moses' day were human, not descended from fallen angels. The mythological reading, like the Greek tales of demigods, is false.