---
title: "Midrash — Noah’s Backstory and the Nephilim"
description: "Marty Solomon and Brent Billings take a look at the backstory of Noah and talk about the midrash surrounding the Nephilim from Genesis 6."
canonical: https://bema.jpamorgan.com/episodes/209
published: 2021-03-04
---

# Midrash — Noah’s Backstory and the Nephilim

Are the Nephilim Part of Noah’s Story?

- Published: 2021-03-04T09:00:00.000Z
- Episode slug: `209`
- Episode number: 209
- Session: 6
- People: Marty Solomon, Brent Billings

## Description

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings take a look at the backstory of Noah and talk about the midrash surrounding the Nephilim from Genesis 6.

## Show notes

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings take a look at the backstory of Noah and talk about the midrash surrounding the Nephilim from Genesis 6. Discussion Video for BEMA 209 BEMA 5: A Misplaced Curse “Pete & Jared on Genesis” — The Bible for Normal People Podcast, Episode 100 Genesis for Normal People by Peter Enns and Jared Byas Tallest Person Living — Guinness World Records Hurtaly — Wikipedia Noah (2014 film) Parshat Noach — Aleph Beta Academy Subscribe to Aleph Beta Academy BEMA listeners can use code friendsofbema for one month off of a monthly Premium membership. Genesis: A Parsha Companion by Rabbi David Fohrman BEMA 7: The Preface “What’s So Bad about Babel?” — BibleProject Podcast Jewish Women’s Archive Sefaria: A Living Library of Jewish Texts BEMA FAQ: Midrash — Marty Solomon, YouTube The Social Dilemma — Netflix Thought of the Day: The Social Dilemma — Marty Solomon, YouTube Transcript for BEMA 209

## Sources and machine-readable records

- [BEMA Podcast Explorer episode page](https://bema.jpamorgan.com/episodes/209)
- [Official BEMA source page](https://www.bemadiscipleship.com/209)
- [Episode JSON](https://api.bema.jpamorgan.com/v1/episodes/209)
- [Audio](https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7d8cc2be-fe66-43fb-ada4-e62e2f8c00e7/617b387c-62d0-4f8a-b034-e33d34380134.mp3)
- [Official transcript source](https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSzL-ZM7GBMDlkufBeF5AzKhzINbte_CRBqcdtIooyfNa6nR-2XXFLapG17Wol9yEqcIQknYxCGLeUn/pub)
- [Transcript JSON](https://api.bema.jpamorgan.com/v1/transcripts/209)