The Book of Enoch Revisited: What the Watchers Warned Us About Part Two: The Nephilim Among Us

When we compare the tales of the Nephilim from the Book of Enoch to the ancient Sumerian stories of the Anunnaki, the similarities are striking. Both narratives speak of beings who descended from the

Giants in the Earth

When the Watchers fell and took wives from humanity, they did more than violate divine law; they birthed a new kind of being. The Book of Enoch refers to them as the Nephilim, a term often translated as "giants," but whose meaning is closer to "fallen ones" or "those who cause others to fall."

The Nephilim, with their massive size, immense strength, and terrifying intelligence, were a force to be reckoned with. Their insatiable appetites, which no earth could satisfy, led them to devour crops, animals, and eventually even humans. Their physical attributes, such as size and strength, enabled them to become rulers and tyrants, plunging the world into violence and fear. Some texts even suggest that their heads touched the clouds, their voices shook the mountains, and their mere presence left destruction in their wake, underscoring their power and influence.

In Genesis, they are mentioned only briefly: "There were giants in the earth in those days, and also after that." This brief mention deepens the mystery, hinting that even after the flood was intended to destroy them, they somehow survived or returned. Later biblical accounts of the Anakim, the Rephaim, and Goliath describe beings that seem like echoes of the Nephilim: oversized, overbearing, and alien.

The story of the Nephilim is not confined to the Bible. The Sumerians spoke of demigods and hybrid kings who ruled for thousands of years before the flood. The Epic of Gilgamesh tells the story of a mighty hero, two-thirds divine, who roams the earth as both a savior and a destroyer, a figure unexpectedly similar to the Nephilim. In Greek mythology, the Titans and Gigantes fought against the gods, embodying the chaos that arises when heaven and earth mix unlawfully. Native American and Norse traditions also speak of giants who walked the world before the current age, their bones buried in mountains and valleys, waiting to be uncovered.

Even today, tales of their presence linger. Allegations of massive skeletons unearthed in North America, Central Asia, and the Middle East have emerged, although they have often been quickly dismissed as hoaxes or hidden. Old newspaper clippings from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries report findings of bones more than twelve feet long, with skulls twice the size of a human's. In modern myths, stories of cryptids - strange, humanoid creatures, and "super soldiers" offer glimpses into the concept that something ancient still walks among us, or that their legacy persists in our blood.