The Bible Says Angels Were Never Called Sons of God
“For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee?” — Hebrews 1:5
Hebrews 1:5 settles the matter clearly: God never called an angel His son. That means if someone insists angels are “sons of God,” they are contradicting Scripture. But because this issue is so often misunderstood, we need to see what the Bible’s most trusted text in the apostolic age—the Septuagint—actually says.
Why the Septuagint Matters
The Septuagint (LXX) is the Greek translation of the Old Testament made centuries before Christ. It is older than the Masoretic Hebrew text and is the version most often quoted by Jesus, Paul, and the New Testament writers. If the apostles relied on the Septuagint, then so should we.
Job Passages: Angels, Not Sons of God
In the Masoretic text, Job 1:6, 2:1, and 38:7 use “sons of God,” and many assume that means angels. But the Septuagint removes the ambiguity:
Job 1:6 — “the angels of God came to stand before the Lord”
Job 2:1 — “the angels of God came to present themselves before the Lord”
Job 38:7 — “all my angels praised me with a loud voice”
The Septuagint calls them angels plainly. It never calls them sons of God. This clears up centuries of confusion.
Genesis 6: Sons of God Are Men
Now, when we come to Genesis 6, the Septuagint again gives clarity.
Genesis 6:2 — “the sons of God saw the daughters of men … and took wives”
Genesis 6:4 — “the giants were upon the earth in those days … these were the mighty men of old”
Unlike Job, angels are not mentioned here. “Sons of God” refers to men, not angels. The contrast is consistent: when Scripture means angels, the Septuagint says “angels.” When it says “sons of God,” it refers to people.
Proof from Deuteronomy 32:43
The Septuagint makes it even clearer in Deuteronomy 32:43, which speaks of:
Angels of God
Gentiles
Sons of God
They are distinct groups. The sons of God are identified with people, not spirits. And since angels are spirits (Hebrews 1:7, 1:14; Luke 24:39), they have no blood to shed. Yet Deuteronomy 32:43 speaks of God avenging “the blood of his sons.” That cannot apply to angels.
What About Giants (Nephilim)?
Genesis 6:4 says giants were already on the earth “in those days, and also after that.” This means they existed before, during, and after the marriages of the sons of God and daughters of men. Their existence is not dependent on angels. Later, Nimrod (Genesis 10:8–9) is called a giant in the Septuagint, even though he was simply the great-grandson of Noah. Clearly, giants were not born from angels but from men.
Conclusion
Hebrews 1:5 says angels are never called sons of God.
The Septuagint shows us plainly: Job speaks of angels, but Genesis 6 speaks of men.
Deuteronomy 32:43 confirms sons of God are men, not spirits.
Giants in Genesis 6 and 10 came from human lines, not angelic unions.
The Bible, when read through the lens of the Septuagint—the text trusted by the apostles—gives a clear answer. The “sons of God” in Genesis 6 are not fallen angels, but men.
