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The divine beings saw how beautiful these human women were, so they married the ones they chose. The Lord said, “My breath[a] will not remain in humans forever, because they are flesh. They will live one hundred twenty years.” In those days, giants[b] lived on the earth and also afterward, when divine beings and human daughters had sexual relations and gave birth to children. These were the ancient heroes, famous men.

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  1. Genesis 6:3 Or spirit
  2. Genesis 6:4 Or the Nephilim

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