Nefilim
Nefilim (bahasa Inggris: Nephilim; bahasa Ibrani: נְפִילִים, bentuk tunggal נָפִיל, Nafíl atau Naphil) adalah orang-orang yang dilahirkan dari hasil perkawinan ketika "anak-anak Allah menghampiri anak-anak perempuan manusia" sebelum terjadinya Air Bah raksasa menurut catatan Alkitab Ibrani (atau Perjanjian Lama di Alkitab Kristen) terutama pada Kejadian 6:4. Nama ini juga digunakan untuk merujuk kepada orang-orang raksasa yang menghuni Kanaan pada zaman Musa seperti yang dicatat dalam Bilangan 13:33. Sebuah kata bahasa Ibrani yang serupa dengan penandaan suara huruf hidup yang berbeda dijumpai pada [[Yehezkiel 32#Ayat 27|Yehezkiel 32:27}} untuk menyebut prajurit-prajurit Filistin yang mati. </ref> However the Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon notes this as a "dubious etymology" and "all very precarious".[1]
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J. C. Greenfield mentions that "it has been proposed that the tale of the Nephilim, alluded to in Genesis 6 is based on some of the negative aspects of the apkallu tradition".[2] The apkallu in Sumerian mythology were seven legendary culture heroes from before the Flood, of human descent, but possessing extraordinary wisdom from the gods, and one of the seven apkallu, Adapa, was therefore called "son of Ea", despite his human origin.[3]
Ezekiel's "mighty fallen" or nophlim
Ezekiel 32:27 speaks of "the fallen mighty (gibborim nophlim, גִּבֹּורִים נֹפְלִים) of the uncircumcised, which are gone down (yardu, יָרְדֽוּ) to the grave with their weapons of war"; a change to the vowels would produce the reading gibborim nephilim.[4][5][6]
Misidentification of fossil remains
Cotton Mather believed that fossilized leg bones and teeth discovered near Albany, New York, in 1705 were the remains of Nephilim who perished in a great flood. However, paleontologists have identified these as mastodon remains.[7][8]
Related terms
In the Hebrew Bible, there are a number of other words that, like "Nephilim", are sometimes translated as "giants":
Popular culture
In Cassandra Clare's book series The Mortal Instruments, the Nephilim are a special race of humans with the blood of angels running through their veins. The job of the Nephilim in the series is to rid the world of evil demonic activity.
In Becca Fitzpatrick's quartet book series, Hush, Hush, the Nephilim are offsprings of fallen angels and humans. According to the information in the books, the Nephilim can be made to swear fealty to a fallen angel, during the Jewish month of Cheshvan, the only month that does not have any holidays or special mitzvot. The Nephilim would then become the vassal of the fallen angel to which it swore fealty, thus allowing the fallen angel to possess it during the month of Cheshvan. -->
Lihat pula
- Bagian Alkitab yang berkaitan: Kejadian 6, Bilangan 13, Yehezkiel 32
Referensi
- ^ Kesalahan pengutipan: Tag
<ref>tidak sah; tidak ditemukan teks untuk ref bernamaDriver Briggs Hebrew Lexicon' p.658 - ^ J. C. Greenfield, Article Apkallu in K. van der Toorn, Bob Becking, Pieter Willem van der Horst, "Dictionary of deities and demons in the Bible", pp.72–4
- ^ J. C. Greenfield, Article Apkallu in K. van der Toorn, Bob Becking, Pieter Willem van der Horst, "Dictionary of deities and demons in the Bible", pp.73
- ^ W. Zimmerli, Ezekiel vl.2 Translated J. D. Martin; Hermeneia; Philadelphia: Fortress, 1983 p168, 176
- ^ RS Hendel, Of Demigods and the Deluge: Towards an Interpretation of Genesis 6:1–4, JBL 106 (1987) p22
- ^ "Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible". Diakses tanggal 5 June 2015.
- ^ Rigal, Laura (2001). American Manufactory: Art, Labor, and the World of Things in the Early Republic. Princeton University Press. hlm. 91. ISBN 9780691089515.
- ^ Rose, Mark (November–December 2005). "When Giants Roamed the Earth". Archaeology. 58 (6). Diakses tanggal 15 October 2014.
- Artikel ini menggunakan sebagian teks dari Kamus Alkitab Easton, sebuah buku ranah publik, aslinya diterbitkan pada 1897.