Where did these giants come from? Genesis 6:4 tells us that the giants were on the earth in the days before the Flood and afterward—whenever the sons of God (Beneha’Elohim) sired children with women. The “sons of God” are clearly viewed as heavenly or divine beings in the Old Testament. Deuteronomy 32:8, ESV; see Daniel 3:25 for the Aramaic equivalent, bar ’Elaine). These giants were called “mighty men of old, men of renown” by the biblical author.