The Nephilim were the giants of primeval times, the titan terrors of the old days. Known also as
the Anakim, they were the offspring of the sons of God who cohabited with the daughters of men. And
according to the Zohar, they were so tall that the Hebrews were like grasshoppers in comparison. The
Jews say they touched the sun with their necks, and the muslims say they reached from the sky to
the earth, and so did the first man Adam, when he was first formed, blameless and free of sin.
Although the nephilim were half angels, there were a rare few who were quite unique and
superior to the rest, few who were close to being full angels, for they possessed
the invulnerability and immortality of the angels and little to none of the weaknesses of mortals.
One of them was the great Asmodeus, who had all the strengths and likeness of an angel,
the son of the angel Samael and the mortal woman Naamah,
the lovely sister of Tubal-Cain who seduced and led the watchers astray with her beauty.
Asmodeus had wings and could fly about as he wished, he was a shapeshifter who could transform
into any form of any size, he was immortal and could not be harmed by the weapons of men.
These were abilities most of his brothers lacked. He is the angel demon of lust and immorality, and
is said to have taught men music, dance, drama, french fashions, and how to invent carousels.
Although he could not be harmed by the weapons of men, Asmodeus is said to have one little fear,
aside the fear of the most high, which all angels have. What was it? It was the liver
of the Glanos fish. Whether it was the stench of this fish which disgusted him and made him
fear it is not known. But he abhorred the fish and avoided it at all costs.
The 2nd of these stronger Nephilim, was the demon Ornias, who in the Testament of Solomon, took half
the pay and half the food of King Solomon's chief workman every, until he was bound by Solomon.
Like Asmodeus, Ornias was by all means a full fledged angel,
and although he could not be killed, he had only one fear, the fear of Iron.
In the Testament of Solomon, Ornias is said to be the son of the archangel Uriel.
The 3rd of these stronger Nephilm was Abezithibod, the demon of the red sea and son of the fallen
angel Beelzebul. Being a full fledged angel, Abezithibod was said to be the guardian angel
of ancient Egypt, who excited the hearts of the Egyptians and led them to pursue the Isrealites.
For the weaker Nephilim who possessed the mortality of humans,
they could be maimed and killed. And they were killed, not by men,
but by themselves. They lived no longer than 500 years and killed each other off,
while their fathers were made to "watch" the massacre, before they themselves were
stripped of their heavenly ranks and sentenced to be bound in chains for seventy generations.
In the everlasting chains of darkness,the watchers remain silent, waiting till the day of judgement.
One of the weaker Nephilim, is perhaps Cain, whom the christians say, is the first son of
Adam and Eve. But in Kabbalah and in the Zohar, Cain was not truly born of the seed of Adam,
but of the Angel Samael, who came to Eve with a serpent. They say the
angel came to her, riding on a serpent, and spoke through the serpent, and tempted Eve, injecting
the seed of sin into her. Cain became the result of that temptation, the outcome of sin.
And so from Cain, descended all impurities and evil doers, for he was fathered by one of
the fallen ones, who were well versed in all sins imaginable. This is perhaps the reason Cain showed
no reverence to the Hebrew god, he came from one of those who would rather see themselves as gods.
The Zohar says he was different from the rest, much stronger than his brother Abel,
and the latter stood no chance against his attack, for he was of half divine parentage.
The Giant Goliath of the Philistine army is possibly another of the weaker Nephilim.
He was slain by little David of the Hebrews.
In one of the seven dead sea scrolls known as the Genesis Apocryphon,
Lamech suspected his son Noah, of being one of the Nephilim, and accused his wife of having sexual
relationships with the fallen angels. It was not because Noah was unnaturally large or strong,
but because as soon as he was born, he started conversing with the angels and with the lord,
his likeness was in the likeness of the angels of heaven. Lamech's wife denied the accusation,
swearing by the king of the worlds, yet Lamech would not be convinced.
He went to his father Methuselah for enlightenment, and Methuselah in turn
appealed to Enoch for the truth. We may never know what Enoch told Methuselah,
whether Noah was one of the Nephilim or not, for this is where the Genesis Apocryphon breaks off.