The Absurd Giant Claims of the Book of Enoch

Enoch Chapter 7:2  “And they [human women] became pregnant, and they bare great giants, whose height was three thousand ells:”

The Book of Enoch claims that the giants born from human women were “three thousand ells” tall. An ancient ell was about 18 inches (1.5 feet), meaning these giants would have been roughly 4,500 feet tall—nearly a mile high!

To put this in perspective, Noah’s Ark was said to be 300 cubits long, about 450 feet. According to Enoch’s numbers, the giants were ten times longer than the Ark itself. This isn’t just exaggeration; it’s pure fantasy.

Scripture mentions giants like King Og, whose bed was around 13.5 feet long, suggesting he was roughly 9 feet tall—giants, yes, but within humanly believable limits. At 4,500 feet, these Enoch giants would be taller than any mountain and utterly impossible biologically and physically.

The Book of Enoch’s giants belong to the realm of myth, not reality. Its fantastical numbers reveal the text as bad fiction—sensational stories rather than trustworthy history or theology.