Were the wives of the giants erased from history—or forgotten by design?
The Forgotten Wives of the Giants: Did Female Nephilim Walk the Earth?
Imagine a world before the flood, when colossal shadows stretched across the valleys. Giants—Nephilim—walked among men. Their footsteps shook the ground, their voices thundered like storms. But if these men of renown lived, then who stood beside them? Where were their wives, the women of equal stature who might have shared their lives?
The Bible is curiously silent on this point. Genesis 6 tells us that the “sons of God” took wives from the daughters of men, producing the Nephilim. But beyond this union, the scriptures fall silent. Male giants are named—Og of Bashan, Goliath of Gath—but their mothers, their sisters, their wives remain unspoken, as if swallowed by history.
This silence raises a haunting question: did female giants ever exist? Or were they deliberately erased from the record? What follows is not just a puzzle about ancient beings, but a window into how history itself chooses which voices to preserve—and which to silence.
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Before we continue, watch this full exploration of the mystery—it lays the foundation for everything you’re about to read:
Video: WHO WERE THE WIVES OF THE GIANTS? by Unraveling the Scriptures
Key Takeaways
- The Bible speaks of giants but never their wives.
- Some theories suggest Nephilim were sterile hybrids.
- Others argue giantesses existed but were erased from patriarchal memory.
- Ancient myths outside the Bible often describe giant women.
- The silence may reveal more about culture than history.
What the Scriptures Say—and Don’t Say
Genesis 6 is one of the most enigmatic passages in all of Scripture. It gives us just a few verses about the “sons of God” and the “daughters of men,” and from their union, the giants were born. These verses hint at a cataclysmic union of heaven and earth, but then the text turns away.
We are told of giants who lived before the flood, and of their reappearance afterward. We are given names—Enoch, Methuselah, Goliath. But we are never told of their mothers or wives. Not once does the Bible describe a female giant.
Is this silence proof that they did not exist—or is it the loudest clue of all?
Theory One: The Sterile Hybrids
Some scholars argue that the Nephilim were sterile, unable to reproduce. Born of a forbidden union, they were never meant to create families. They may have lived for centuries, their lifespans dwarfing ordinary humans, but their lineages ended with them.
If this is true, then the question of wives becomes irrelevant. There was no next generation, no family trees, no mothers of giants. The Nephilim were anomalies, powerful but barren, like a flame that burns hot but leaves no seed behind.
This interpretation casts the Nephilim as living parables. Their sterility mirrors the barrenness of rebellion. Sin can build cities and forge empires, but it cannot produce life that endures.
But if sterility explains their absence, why do so many other cultures remember giant women as clearly as giant men?
Theory Two: The Omitted Giantesses
A second theory suggests the giantesses did exist but were deliberately erased. Ancient genealogies overwhelmingly favored men. Women—even ordinary ones—were rarely recorded. Why would giant women be treated any differently?
Imagine for a moment what a giantess might have been like. Fifteen feet tall, her shadow covering the tents of nomads. Her hands strong enough to lift stone blocks, her laughter rolling across valleys like thunder. Could such figures really have been absent from human memory? Or were their stories simply omitted by the scribes who preserved only male names?
Cross-cultural evidence strengthens this idea. In Greek mythology, Gaia bore the Titans, and female titans were remembered as world-shapers. In Norse legend, Angrboda, a giantess, gave birth to Loki’s monstrous offspring. In Mesopotamian tradition, goddess-like women towered alongside divine kings. Why then should the biblical tradition stand alone in describing a world of giants without giant women?
Perhaps the silence is cultural, not historical. Perhaps the wives of the giants were erased to preserve a patriarchal narrative where lineage passed from father to son, and women—even colossal ones—were made invisible.
If whole generations of giant women could be erased from memory, how many other voices have we lost to the same silence?
Theory Three: The Return of the Giants
Even after the flood, the Bible tells us giants returned. How could this be, if only Noah and his family survived? Some suggest that the fallen angels—the watchers—returned once more to take wives, creating a second generation of giants.
And yet, again, no wives are mentioned. We hear of Rephaim, of Anakim, of Goliath and his brothers. But not one mother or wife is named. If giantesses existed in this “second wave,” they are once again swallowed by silence.
This gap suggests two possibilities. Either giantesses never lived, or they were deliberately kept out of the written memory—shadow figures behind the colossal men who made it into scripture.
(See also our article: Sariel: The Only Fallen Angel God Forgave)
What This Means for Us Today
The forgotten wives of the giants are more than a mythological question. They remind us that history is selective. It remembers what it values. It silences what it does not.
The absence of giantesses may be a biological impossibility—or it may be cultural erasure. Either way, it reveals something vital: stories are shaped by power. What is unsaid may be more revealing than what is spoken.
When you read history—whether biblical, cultural, or personal—do you notice whose voices are missing?
What You Can Do
- Revisit Genesis 6 and the accounts of giants with new eyes. Ask not only what is written, but what is missing.
- Explore other traditions—Greek, Norse, Mesopotamian—and compare how they preserved the memory of giant women.
- Reflect on your own context. Who around you is being overlooked, silenced, or omitted from the story?
- Share your insights. History is shaped not just by scribes, but by readers who ask the right questions.
A Mystery That Persists
The forgotten wives of the giants may never be proven or disproven. Some see sterility, others see erasure, and still others see mystery. What is certain is that their silence leaves us unsettled.
Perhaps the greatest lesson is not whether giantesses walked the earth, but whether we ourselves will learn to hear the voices that history tries to silence.
So, do you believe giantesses once lived—or is their absence the truest evidence of all?
✨ Join the Discussion
What do you think—did giantesses truly exist, or were they silenced by history? Share your thoughts in the comments below. Do you know of myths or scriptures that hint at giant women? We’d love to hear your perspective.
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