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- From: cla04@seq1.keele.ac.uk (A.T. Fear)
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- Subject: Re: The legend of the Nephilim
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- Date: 28 Jan 93 12:45:06 GMT
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- From article <PROPE7.13.728140863@ifens01.insa-lyon.fr>, by PROPE7@ifens01.insa-lyon.fr (Albin Champoussin):
- > I've discovered "Fields of the Nephilim" 1 year ago, and i think their music
- > is exeptionnaly great...
- >
- > But i'm wondering about the legend of the Nephilim.
- > I've searched in encyclopedia, dictionnary and religion books, but i didn't
- > find anything about it.
-
- They're the 'giants' (standard English translation) of Genesis 6, I
- think. I dare say Robert Graves Hebrew Myths: the book of Genesis talks
- about them a fair bit but I'm not sure I'd believe what he says.
-
- Andy
-