Nephilim

Nephilim are biblical figures that appear twice in the Torah: first, in Genesis 6:4, in a verse that describes the unions of “bnei elohim” and “daughters of men,” and then in Numbers 13:33, when 12 spies report that they saw nephilim in the land of Canaan. Nephilim also appear once in the book of Ezekiel according to some understandings, and in several instances throughout works of Apocrypha. In the Jewish textual tradition, these creatures are understood to be angels, the offspring of angels, giants, or the offspring of noble people.