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some of the heavenly beings[a] saw that these young women were beautiful, so they took the ones they liked. Then the Lord said, “I will not allow people to live forever; they are mortal. From now on they will live no longer than 120 years.” (A)In those days, and even later, there were giants on the earth who were descendants of human women and the heavenly beings. They were the great heroes and famous men of long ago.

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  1. Genesis 6:2 heavenly beings; or sons of the gods; or sons of God.

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