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The Sons of God Saw the Daughters of Men That They Were Fair, sculpture by Daniel Chester French. From the third century BC onwards, references are found in the Enochic literature, the Dead Sea Scrolls, [39] Jubilees, the Testament of Reuben, 2 Baruch, Josephus, and the Book of Jude (compare with 2 Peter 2). For example:
The "Sons of God" are mentioned in the Hebrew Bible at Genesis 6:1–4. 1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, 2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
Less literal readings of Genesis 6:4 see the reference in that passage to the intermarriage of "sons of God", meaning the godly descendants of Seth or to people faithful to God generally, with "daughters of men", meaning the godless descendants of Cain, or to people who are not faithful to God generally. [9]
The Hebrew Bible uses various names for the God of Israel. [ 75 ] : 102 According to the documentary hypothesis , these variations are the products of different source texts and narratives that constitute the composition of the Torah : Elohim is the name of God used in the Elohist (E) and Priestly (P) sources, while Yahweh is the name of God ...
The Elohist sources speak of bənē hāʾĔlōhīm ("sons of God"), manifestations of the Divine and part of the heavenly court in the Canaanite pantheon. [5] According to Genesis 6:1–4 the bənē hāʾĔlōhīm descended to earth and mated with human women and beget the Nephilim, followed by God sending down a flood clean the world from humans.
Historically, many rulers have assumed titles such as the son of God, the son of a god or the son of heaven. [1] The term "Son of God" is used in the Hebrew Bible as another way to refer to humans who have a special relationship with God. In Exodus, the nation of Israel is called God's firstborn son. [2] Solomon is also called "son of God".
The Sons of God Saw the Daughters of Men That They Were Fair, sculpture by Daniel Chester French, c. 1923. Samyaza (Hebrew: שַׁמְּחֲזַי Šamməḥăzay; Imperial Aramaic: שְׁמִיעָזָא Šəmīʿāzāʾ ; Greek: Σεμιαζά; Arabic: ساميارس, Samyarus [1] [2]), also Shamhazai, Aza or Ouza, is a fallen angel of apocryphal Abrahamic traditions and Manichaeism as ...
A ger toshav ("resident alien") is a Gentile (non-Jew) living in the Land of Israel who agrees to follow the Seven Laws of Noah. [21] The theological basis for the seven commandments of the Noahic Covenant is said to be derived interpretatively from demands addressed to Adam [22] and to Noah, [23] who are believed to be the progenitors of humankind in Judaism, and therefore to be regarded as ...