Okay, here's the Straight Dope:
When men began to increase on earth and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw how beautiful the daughters of men were and took wives from among those that pleased them. The Lord said, "My breath shall not abide in man forever, since he too is flesh; let the days allowed him be one hundred and twenty years." The Nephilim were on the earth in those days and also after that, when the sons of God cohabited with the daughters of men, who bore them offspring. They were the heroes of old, the men of renown.
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The key issue is how do you translate "Nephilim". The KJV makes it "There were giants in the earth in those days."
And now I have to go figure out just how many years Eve spent pregnant... (42! The Answer!)
You know when you live to 800 or so, that isn't all that bad.
And now I have to go figure out just how many years Eve spent pregnant... (42! The Answer!)
She
might
have had multiples.
(I know, of course, but I'm not telling)
I wasn't raised with a literal interpretation of the bible. I don't know where I got the giant thing. I wish I could find some support for it. I'm gonna have to do some research. (eta: And Betsy comes through for me. I must've been thinking of Nephilim. Also, Boston Terriers are great dogs!)
The KJV of Genesis 6:1-4.
And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they [were] fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also [is] flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare [children] to them, the same [became] mighty men which [were] of old, men of renown.
[That's where you got the giants: the KJV.]
The key issue is how do you translate "Nephilim". The KJV makes it "There were giants in the earth in those days."
So big girls WERE hot then!
HAH!
Totally missed my era. Dude.
So big girls WERE hot then!
Nah. Looks like the men were still insisting the women be small (apparently God didn't have any daughters).
OMG those puppies look just like Beanie Babies! So. Cute.
(I know, of course, but I'm not telling)
Yeah, sure you do. Universe, we're pretty much convinced around here that you know nothing or you wouldn't treat people the way you do.
