вЂThe Fall of the Rebel AngelsвЂ™ (1685) by Charles Le Brun. Enochian: The Mysterious Lost Language of Angels.New DNA Testing on 2,000-Year-Old Elongated Paracas Skulls Changes Known History.Its meaning in context is more closely associated with the idea of lying prostrate or of prostrating oneself.В There are also ties in this word to the concept of failure, falling short, or being cast down. The word Naphal, however, is never directly associated with the concept of fallen angels. In biblical circles this definition has quickly put the Nephilim into the role of the children of the fallen angels. It is believed that the word Nephilim comes from the root word 'Naphal' which means to fall. The traditional definition of Nephilim is giant.В Some dictionaries describe the nephilim as being giants who also possess super human strength.В The Greek Septuagint, an ancient translation of the Hebrew Bible, refers to them as gigantes, which actually means 'earth -born,' a concept we will be coming back to as we continue. The Sons of God Saw the Daughters of Men That They Were Fair (1923) by Daniel Chester French. These were the heroes that were of old, warriors of renown. The Nephilim were on the earth in those days - and also afterward - when the sons of God went in to the daughters of man, who bore children to them. When people began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that they were fair and they took wives for themselves of all that they chose. Who were the nephilim?В The word nephilim appears twice in the Old Testament of the Bible.В They are first mentioned in chapter 6 of the book of Genesis and then again in Number 13:33.В But their brief mention in the Bible has led to an ongoing debate as to who or what the nephilim were.В Much of this debate stems from the passage in the Bible that states:

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