 There were giants in the earth in those days ; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.  The Works of Lord Byron - Page 111by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1901Full view - About this book
 | British poets - 1822 - 276 pages
...Theogony. Ver. 318. Exactly the same is the distinction Moses makes in Genesis: says he, 'There wtre giants in the earth in those days;' and also after that, ' when the sons of God came unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men, which were of... | |
 | 1872 - 1202 pages
...parental example and influence were on the side of sinful indulgence and vicious practice ? " There were giants in the earth in those days ; and also after that," when " children were born to them, the same became mighty men winch were of old, men of renown.1' (Gen.... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1823 - 310 pages
...of angels. " That the Sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were fair," &c. " There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the Sows of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty... | |
 | Voltaire - 1824 - 446 pages
...Oriental manner. It is evident that this story is founded on the sixth chapter of Genesis : " There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after...mighty men which were of old, men of renown." Genesis and the book of Enoch perfectly agree respecting the coupling of the angels with the daughters of men,... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 572 pages
...two or three syllables. 688. Such tcere these giants, men of high renown ;] Gen. vi. 4. There were giants in the earth in those days ; and also after...became mighty men, which were of old, men of renown. Some commentators understand by the •word which we translate giants, men of large bulk and stature... | |
 | sir John Bayley (1st bart) - 1824 - 776 pages
...they chose," referring to an unlawful and forced concubinage. (1 Wall, 9 to 12. and see Schinddays ; and also after that, when the sons of God came in...became mighty men which were of old, men of renown. 5. And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 646 pages
...God ill-joined with the daughters of men, alluding to that text of Scripture, Gen. vi. 4. There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after...of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bore children to them; the same became mighty men, which were of old, men of renown : where by the... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 676 pages
...dayt; and alto after tliat, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of aiea, and they bore children to them; the. same became mighty men, which were of old, men ofrauacn: where by the sons of God some fathers and comiuen tutors have understood angels, as if the... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 580 pages
.... . . . .L rnj , M They err who count it glorious go. when the tons of God came m unto fi'arburlon the daughters of men, and they bare children to them : the same 694. and for glory done became mighty men, which were of Of triumph, to be sty I'd great old, men ofrenorvn.... | |
 | Thomas Tregenna Biddulph - 1825 - 480 pages
...they appear to have adopted from the LXX. version yiyarrf? I transcribe the passage : " There were Giants in the earth in those days ; and also after...became mighty men, which were of old men of renown." The radical meaning of the word bQJ, from which is derived the plural noun trbBJ, rendered " Giants,"... | |
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