What happened to the giants of the Bible?
Andrew Mclaughlin
Updated on January 10, 2026
After the great Flood, giants remained present in the scriptural texts, but their good reputation had waned in the eyes of the Hebrews, and they often tended to be seen as the enemy, often fighting in armies. Giants lived together as a number of separate races, before and after the Flood.
Who was the last giant in the Bible?
Og and the RephaimIn Deuteronomy 3:11, and later in the book of Numbers and Joshua, Og is called the last of the Rephaim. Rephaim is a Hebrew word for giants.
How big were the giants in the Bible?
In 1 Enoch, they were "great giants, whose height was three hundred cubits." A Cubit being 18 inches (45 centimetres), this would make them 450 ft tall (137.16 metres).What does the Bible say about the giants?
Scriptural referencesThe Nephilim are mentioned just before the Flood account in Genesis 6:4, which states: The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went in to the daughters of humans, who bore children to them. These were the heroes that were of old, warriors of renown.