2009-09-18T11:29:03-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/nephilim/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers%2013:32-33&version=NIV 2009-09-18T11:29:03-05:00 The scouts sent to explore Canaan reported that the land was full of giants, compared to which the Israelites seemed as small as grasshoppers. However, a few of the scouts had more faith, and reported confidently that the land could be taken with God's help. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%206:4&version=NIV 2009-08-24T16:41:17-05:00 The beings known as Nephilim are only briefly referenced in the Bible, but have caused much discussion. They are described here as mighty heroes, the offspring of the "sons of God" and the "daughters of men."