Man is virus to man. Vir viro virus est

Hades from beneath is embittered to meet thee:
all the giants that have ruled over the earth
have risen up together against thee,
they that have raised up from their thrones
all the kings of the nations. Isaiah 14:9

ὁ ᾅδης κάτωθεν ἐπικράνθη συναντήσας σοι, συνηγέρθησάν σοι πάντες οἱ γίγαντες οἱ ἄρξαντες τῆς γῆς οἱ ἐγείραντες ἐκ τῶν θρόνων αὐτῶν πάντας βασιλεῖς ἐθνῶν

This reading proves definitively that the LXX scribes understood the Repha’im here to be the, then extinct, ancient and legendary giants that in former days were kings and mighty men on the earth – people such as King Og of Bashan.
In summary, while a connection between the Nephilim of Genesis 6:4 and ghostly Repha’im is not provable beyond a shadow of a doubt, the link is apparent: Repha’im are Nephilim, and Repha’im are also dead mighty men from old times. Thus, 1 En 15:8-12 demonstrates the book’s exegetical potency and potential for advanced demonology. Moreover, whether one attributes the book to divine dictation or mere scribal boredom, one conclusion is inescapable: 1 Enoch, the book that Jude 14 quotes verbatim and endorses as genuine prophecy, merits serious consideration as a work of complex exegesis and ancient midrash.

Analysis: 1 Enoch 15:8-12, Giants & Spirits

http://thescripturist.blogspot.com/2012/04/exegesis-1-enoch-158-12.html

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