stock here: h/tip, reader sent this base information as a comment: Jack Schick. note: I ADDED THE ACTUAL BIBLICAL QUOTES AT BOTTOM
This commenter is weaving together some of the most famous, highly debated, and “fringe” (or esoteric) interpretations of the Hebrew Bible. While mainstream theologians view these verses through historical and allegorical lenses, proponents of the “Ancient Astronauts” theory or Nephilim-seed theories use specific biblical passages as their “proof texts.”
If you want to know exactly what scriptures they are relying on to build this argument, here is the biblical “backup” for each point they made:
1. “Noah’s crew were the only survivors, yet we later get Goliath… and Canaanite giants”
The commenter is pointing out a famous biblical paradox: If the Flood wiped out all humanity except Noah’s family (Genesis 7:23), how did giants (the Nephilim/Rephaim) reappear after the flood?
The biblical backup for this idea comes from several key passages:
- The Pre-Flood Giants: Genesis 6:4 states, “The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them.”
- The Post-Flood Giants (Canaan): When Moses sends spies into Canaan (the Promised Land), they return terrified: “We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes…” (Numbers 13:33).
- Goliath and His Brothers: Goliath of Gath and his giant brothers are described in 1 Samuel 17 and 2 Samuel 21:15–22. They are identified as descendants of “Rapha” (the Rephaim, another race of giants).
- The Extermination Commands: The commenter mentions God ordering the destruction of the Canaanites and Amalekites (Deuteronomy 20:16–17, 1 Samuel 15:3). Esoteric theorists argue these groups were ordered to be wiped out because their bloodlines were “contaminated” by these non-human, post-flood giant genetics.
2. “The Bible talks of multiple interactions between extraterrestrials and humans”
In Ancient Astronaut theory (popularized by writers like Erich von Däniken), “angels,” “messengers,” and “the sons of God” are interpreted as advanced extraterrestrial beings visiting Earth. The primary biblical backup used for this is:
- The “Sons of God” (Bnei Elohim): Genesis 6:1–2. Space-interaction theorists argue that the “Sons of God” coming down to mate with human women is a historical record of genetic intervention or hybridization by extraterrestrial beings.
- The Ascension of Elijah: 2 Kings 2:11 describes Elijah being taken up into heaven by a “chariot of fire and horses of fire” in a “whirlwind.” UFO theorists frequently interpret this as a physical abduction or transport via a fiery spacecraft.
- The Mount Hermon Descent: Though not in the canonical Protestant Bible, the Book of Enoch (highly revered by these theorists and quoted in the New Testament book of Jude) explicitly details 200 “Watchers” (angels) landing on Mount Hermon to interact with humans.
3. “Ezekiel saw da Wheel! Way up in the middle of the Air!”
This is a direct reference to a famous African-American spiritual song (“Ezekiel Saw the Wheel”), which itself is based on Ezekiel Chapter 1.
This chapter is the ultimate “holy grail” text for ancient astronaut theorists (often referred to as “Ezekiel’s Spaceship”):
- Ezekiel 1:4: “I looked, and I saw a windstorm coming out of the north—an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal…”
- Ezekiel 1:15–16: “As I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature… This was the appearance and structure of the wheels: They sparkled like topaz, and all four looked alike. Each was packaged like a wheel intersecting a wheel.”
In 1974, a NASA engineer named Josef F. Blumrich even wrote a book (The Spaceships of Ezekiel) arguing that the prophet’s description was a technically accurate, eyewitness account of a landing spacecraft with rotating landing gear.
4. “This place has been Grand Central for myriads of creatures for aeons”
To back up the idea that Earth is an ancient transit hub for non-human entities, theorists often point to:
- Jacob’s Ladder (Genesis 28:12): Jacob has a vision of a ladder/stairway resting on Earth with its top reaching to heaven, and “the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.” Theorists interpret this as a portal, stargate, or cosmic transit system.
- The “Host of Heaven” (Deuteronomy 4:19, Luke 2:13): The Bible frequently references a vast, structured “heavenly host” (armies/beings) existing parallel to humanity.
The Bottom Line
While mainstream biblical scholars view these texts as ancient poetic imagery, Hebrew idioms, or theological explanations for Israel’s enemies, the commenter is pulling from a highly specific “fringe-theological” framework. By connecting the survival of giants after Noah’s flood to Ezekiel’s “wheels,” they are arguing that the Bible itself documents a universe teeming with extraterrestrial life and genetic manipulation that cannot be explained by standard terrestrial evolution.
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Here are the actual texts
Here are the exact, verbatim biblical passages for each of the points raised in that article.
These scriptures are presented using the New International Version (NIV), which is highly readable for blog posts, but they are prefaced with brief, punchy introductions designed to fit right into your formatting.
1. The Post-Flood Giants (The Nephilim, Goliath, and the Canaanites)
To back up the claim that “Noah’s crew” weren’t the only ones whose genetics survived, or that non-human traits re-emerged after the Flood, these are the key passages:
Pre-Flood Giants Exist “And Also Afterward”
Genesis 6:4
“The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.”
The Spies Report Giants in Canaan (Post-Flood)
Numbers 13:32–33
““The land we explored devours those living in it. All the people we saw there are of great size. We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them.””
The Command to Exterminate the Canaanite Tribes
Deuteronomy 20:16–17
“However, in the cities of the nations the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, do not leave alive anything that breathes. Completely destroy them—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites—as the Lord your God has commanded you.”
Goliath and the Giants of Gath
1 Samuel 17:4
“A champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp. His height was six cubits and a span [about nine feet, nine inches].”
2 Samuel 21:22
“These four were descendants of Rapha in Gath, and they fell at the hands of David and his men.”
2. “Extraterrestrial” and Non-Human Interactions
For the claim that the Bible documents interactions with non-human, celestial, or “space-faring” entities:
The “Sons of God” Interbreed with Humans
Genesis 6:1–2
“When human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.”
Elijah is Taken Up in a Fiery “Chariot”
2 Kings 2:11
“As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.”
3. “Ezekiel Saw da Wheel!” (The Ezekiel “Spaceship” Account)
This is the central text used by ancient astronaut theorists to argue that prophets were witnessing highly advanced, metallic, flying machinery.
The Metal Craft and Glowing Fire
Ezekiel 1:4
“I looked, and I saw a windstorm coming out of the north—an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal…”
The “Wheel Within a Wheel” Propulsion System
Ezekiel 1:15–16
“As I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces. This was the appearance and structure of the wheels: They sparkled like topaz, and all four looked alike. Each was packaged like a wheel intersecting a wheel.”
The Craft Flying in Any Direction Without Turning
Ezekiel 1:17–18
“When they moved, they would go in any one of the four directions the creatures faced; the wheels did not change direction as the creatures went. Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around.”
4. Earth as “Grand Central” for Cosmic Entities
For the idea that Earth has been a transit hub with “stargates” or portal systems where multidimensional entities come and go:
Jacob’s “Stairway” Portal
Genesis 28:12
“He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.”
The Multitude of the “Heavenly Host”
Luke 2:13
“Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God…”