stabb666's comments are largely correct; the generally accepted story of the "Fallen Angels" and their later connection with "Vampires" does find its origins in the Biblical accounts.
Indeed, while the ancient mythology of a small group of celestial males descending or otherwise arriving to native populations and instructing them in the arts, sciences, agricultural arts, and philosophy/religion fill the ancient accounts of so many of this planet's founding civilizations, yet the only written record of their having been vilified and demonized as "fallen," as "evil," as "damned," is found in the Bible and the far later midrash-esque accounts of the Books of Elohim, Jubilees, etc. Unfortunately, as only the Biblical account forms the foundation of most of the world's religions, this is also the only generally accepted view of these ancient visitors. Were this not bad enough, yet even this Biblical account is continually misinterpreted and... thus... misunderstood.
Permit me a couple key clarifications to the generally accepted account... and don't worry as I will use the Bible to point out these errors.
The first of the errors is in calling the angelic descendants of the "Fallen Angels," the Nephilim. This term cannot refer to their descendants given that where this term first appears, in Genesis 6:4, precedes the birth of these descendants to Human females:
"The Nephilim were on the earth in those days--and also afterward--when the Sons of God went in unto the daughters of men and had children by them. These were the mighty men of old, men of renown." - Genesis 6:4 (emphasis added)
Thus, the term Nephilim could not have reference to their children. The name primarily given the offspring of the Nephilim (also "Watchers," "Sons of God," etc.), was ... the Rephaim.
The second error that has for so long needed correcting and which, being uniquely qualified as I am to do so, I shall now attempt to rectify is that of them being considered ... "Giants."
Neither the Nephilim nor their descendents, the Rephaim, were giants. This was just as much a deliberate lie, vilification, and demonization of them anciently as was the equally despicable lie against the more contemporary remnant of the Rephaim in calling them fanged, Undead blood-suckers known as "vampires." None of this was true... yet what they had in common was that both were used as part of a deliberate campaign to justify their slaughter.
The appearance of the word "giants" first occurs in poorly translated versions of Genesis 6:4 that deliberately replaces... not translates... the original term found there: Nephilim, which has nothing to do with "giants." As best can be translated, the term Nephilim is derived from the root word naphal, meaning "to fall." Thus, the term literally means "The Fallen Ones" (hence, "Fallen Angels").
Now... let's FINALLY tackle and wrestle to the ground the oft-quoted yet inexcusably misunderstood reference to giants as found in Numbers 13:33.
As found at the website referenced by stabb666 regarding the Nephilim I quote as follows:
"Numbers 13:33 the word clearly means giants..."
Yes... it sure does mean giants. Problem is... this reference was a deliberate "slander"... a lie concocted by a few of the men sent to spy into Canaan and who returned and deliberately made up the story of giants in the land so as to try to stop Moses and the Tribes of Israel from entering the land. All someone had to do was simply read the rest of the account, specifically Numbers 14:36-37, wherein it describes the specific account of "giants" as having been a "slander"... in other words, a lie, for which the men who had slandered concerning the inhabitants were then killed, punished by God for their lie:
"And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land, Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the LORD." - Numbers 14:36-37 (emphasis added)
Thereafter, as ought to be recalled, the Israelites went in and eventually possessed the land... and without encountering any men of such "great stature" that they were as "grasshoppers" by comparison, as these slanderers had stated existed there.
Thus... yet again... no "giants." Now, does this mean that there was no Goliath, either? Who knows? But he was clearly identified in the Bible as a "Philistine" and not a descendant of the Fallen Angels. He was also reputedly to have been about 9.5 feet tall... a "giant" of sorts, yes, but not of the far greater stature as described by the slanderers of Numbers 13:33.
Hope this helps.
- Upir'
