Posted on 05/10/2023 11:47:23 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Africans are the only race with no Neanderthal in them, so maybe this accounts for the much different shape of black noses.
There isn’t even agreement about that, since the term was transliterated as “giant” in the Translation of the Seventy and has often been carried on from that. The term is also taken to mean “fallen ones”, and sometimes interpreted as “fallen angels”.
Ancient peoples interpreted fossil forms as mythological critters — mammoth skulls as cyclops, some dinosaurs as dragons, for two — making up an explanation that lay within their frames of reference.
Given the implausible (and widely variant) characteristics of nephilim, and Josephus’ description, the same goes for them, ancient interpretations of fossils.
So, no, they didn’t exist.
https://www.science.org/content/article/africans-carry-surprising-amount-neanderthal-dna
(the title is error — the reason for the DNA is that they are our ancestors, not our cousins)
Demons were cavorting with humans, and the Bible talks of the mighty men. Goliath was one.
It’s all very interesting though, but God wasn’t pleased by it.
If that’s the case, why would Goliath still be around after the Flood.
Hit the bricks.
There were still large folk?
What kind of question is that?
I’m thinking you don’t put a lot of stock in the Bible?
I’ve read that most of the immune system of homo sapiens comes from Neanderthal genes ...
Read later.
I'm just pointing out that what you said is obvious nonsense. If the Flood was sent in part in order to wipe out the giants, what happened? Did He miss?
I'm thinking you'd be much more at home in one of FR's copious religion topics, where you can speculate about marginal Biblical topics all day long, instead of trolling here in a science/history/archaeology/anthropology topic.
Hit the bricks.
Good night Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are,
Hot cha cha cha cha. :^)
:)
Sure. Avoidance is great.
You have a great day.
Right back atcha.
not very likely
Horses to train, kids to toughen up, things to build. In short, no time to muse with people online. Some people live here because they have nothing else going on. It’s quite sad.
Well, history.
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