the elusive giants that no one can find that leave no traces of themselves.
Sorry Jarrod... too many unanswered questions to leave it alone.
Do I believe in bigfoot. Let's just say that I would be more comfortable if , when making plaster casts of foot prints, said to be theirs, they would have found a piece of a toe... or even a toe nail.
I do believe the people who claim to have had encounters believe... so there is that.
And what about the potential of giants coming from a UFO?
For me the jury is still out.
But we all know the biblical mention of said beings.
Could it be a mistranslated word got into the Holy Book?
Biblically we have the most famous account of a giant is Goliath ...1 Samuel 17.
Then we have others that include Goliath the Gittite and the giants at Gath ....2 Samuel 21:19–22, Plus Og the king of Bashan ....Deuteronomy 3:11
and what about the people of Canaan.... Numbers 13:30–33, and the Anakites ... Deuteronomy 9:1–2.
It is not just a simple matter of a one time mention.
Oh, it has often been said the Nephilim were giants because of the sons of God and the daughters of man.
If perchance you do not believe this accounting... how about that of Enoch?
While the giant Nephilim are barely mentioned in the Genesis narrative, they were the subject of great fascination in later apocalyptic literature, especially the Book of Enoch.
Key Takeaways
The Nephilim in the Bible were superhuman giants born from unions between divine beings and mortal women, known as "the fallen ones."
The Book of Enoch expands on the Nephilim story, introducing rebellious angels called the Watchers who bring monstrous giants into the world.
Different interpretations exist on the origins of sin: Genesis blames Adam and Eve, while The Book of Enoch shifts the blame to the Watchers and their offspring, presenting a competing narrative in ancient Jewish beliefs.
The above is from
https://people.howstuffworks.com/nephilim.htm
Who Were the Nephilim, the Bible's Mysterious Race of Giants?
AND is well worth a consideration.
However,in addition to biblical evidence for giants, we can look to a few other sources of evidence.
There are accounts of giants in other historical sources, such as the Book of Enoch, the Book of Jasher, and the writings of Josephus, a Jewish historian.
These books relate to us stories of actual people engaged with giants in non-fiction accounts.
Josephus tells of a camp of Hebrews who moved to Hebron and there found "the race of giants, who had bodies so large, and countenances so entirely different from other men, that they were surprising to the sight, and terrible to the hearing. The bones of these men are still shown to this very day."
Note: You believe Josephus for other historical facts... would this be wrong?
The Bible mentions the Book of Jasher (Joshua 10:13 and 2 Samuel 1:18) along with the Book of Jubilees and the Book of Enoch.
All give accounts of the ancient world and reflect the passage in Genesis 6:1–4 that tells of fallen angels impregnating human women to produce Nephilim—giants.
This is the introduction to the account of Noah, who was found to be "blameless in his generation" (Genesis 6:9), which could be interpreted as being purely human and not having a bloodline crossed by the Nephilim.
However, the Anakim and the Rephaim were mentioned after the flood, indicating that some giants remained, or that the fallen angels resumed their relations with human women after the flood.
So it still is a subject of great interest and should be.
I have unlocked the Giants megathread. It was mostly just a joke... mostly
Jarrod, I doubt there is any need to truncate or suspend any thread on here. The number of people participating could fit in a VW Bug! 🤔 along with several bags of groceries.
I'm into both Big Foot and Nessie.
One year, I did my grandson's birthday party in a Big Foot theme. He loved it! I had the bakery make the coolest Big Foot birthday cake ever. They were excited about it. rofl They said they were tired of the same old, same old cake themes and that was the first Big Foot cake they'd ever done, so it brought smiles to their faces, too.
The mystery surrounding giants and their existence is a fascinating one, blending biblical, historical, and mythological perspectives. The Bible contains several references to giants, such as Goliath, the Anakim, and Og, the king of Bashan. These figures, along with the Nephilim mentioned in Genesis, have sparked much debate about their origins and nature. The Book of Enoch, an ancient Jewish text, expands on these stories, presenting giants as the offspring of divine beings and human women, which adds layers to the narrative.
Beyond biblical texts, historical sources like the writings of Josephus and other ancient records also recount encounters with giants. Josephus, for instance, describes giants with extraordinary physical characteristics, and such accounts are echoed in various apocryphal books like the Book of Jasher and the Book of Jubilees. These accounts suggest that the presence of giants was a significant aspect of ancient lore. While the jury is still out on whether giants existed as described, these stories continue to provoke interest and discussion.