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Beings

Nephilim

also: the fallen ones, giants, sons of the Watchers

The offspring of the "sons of God" and the "daughters of men" described in Genesis 6, traditionally understood as giants.

The Watchers

also: Grigori, sons of God, the fallen angels, irin

A class of angelic beings who, in 1 Enoch, descend to earth, take human wives, and teach forbidden knowledge.

Azazel

also: Asael, the scapegoat, leader of the Watchers

A chief among the Watchers in 1 Enoch, blamed for teaching humanity metalworking, weaponry, and cosmetics.

Giants

also: gibborim, the mighty men, men of renown

A general term for the oversized clans and warriors of the ancient world tied to the Nephilim bloodline.

Hybrid Beings

also: hybrids, the mingled seed, human-angelic offspring

Offspring of the union between the fallen and humanity — the conceptual heart of the Nephilim account and its modern echoes.

In the Greek textual tradition of 1 Enoch 19:2, the fate assigned to the human women who bore children to the fallen Watchers — distinct from the Watchers themselves and from the Nephilim, their giant offspring.

Events

Antediluvian

also: Preflood

The period of biblical history between the creation of Adam and the flood of Noah, covering Genesis 1 through 6. The term was coined by the English writer Thomas Browne in the seventeenth century.

People

Og of Bashan

also: Og king of Bashan, last of the Rephaim

The giant king of Bashan defeated by Israel, described as the last remnant of the Rephaim.

Nimrod

also: the mighty hunter, founder of Babel

The mighty hunter "before the Lord" who founded Babel and the first kingdoms in the land of Shinar.

Peoples

Anakim

also: sons of Anak, Anakites, children of Anak

A clan of giants dwelling in Canaan, descended from Anak, feared by the Israelite spies.

Rephaim

also: the Rephaites, shades, Og’s people

An ancient people of giant stature east of the Jordan, of whom King Og of Bashan was the last remnant.

Ancient carved stone depicting disc craft

Phenomena

Ezekiel's Wheel

also: the wheel within a wheel, the chariot, merkabah

The vision of wheels and living creatures in Ezekiel 1, often discussed in connection with modern sightings.

UFO Abductions

also: abduction phenomenon, alien abduction

Reported abduction experiences examined through a scriptural and historical lens rather than a purely extraterrestrial one.

Sleep Paralysis

also: night hag, the old hag, nocturnal pressure

A state between sleep and waking, marked by immobility and a sense of presence, examined alongside historical accounts of spiritual encounter.

Nehushtan

also: Bronze Serpent

The name Israel eventually gave to the bronze serpent Moses set up in the wilderness, after the people began worshipping it as an idol. King Hezekiah destroyed it once it carried that name.

Places

Mount Hermon

also: Senir, Sirion, Baal-Hermon, the mountain of oath

The mountain on the northern border of ancient Israel identified in 1 Enoch as the descent point of the Watchers.

The Tower of Babel

also: Babel, Babylon, the tower

The tower built in the plain of Shinar whose construction ended in the confusion of languages and the scattering of the nations.

Shadowy demonic figures in ancient stone chamber

Research Index

Demon Glossary

A dedicated reference covering biblical demonic entities — their ancient names, origins in the Book of Enoch, characteristics, reported symptoms, and modern-day effects. Drawn from Genesis 6, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and Second Temple sources.

AzazelSemyazaBelialBeelzebubLegionNephilim SpiritsAsmodeusLilith

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