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==History==
Nephilim are the offspring of humans and [[angel]]s. They are considered to be abominations and their creation is forbidden by the oldest laws of [[Heaven]]. The oldest known Nephilim in the lore was the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_Sheba Queen of Sheba], who visited [[King Solomon]]; he who created a [[Spells#Nephilim_Tracking_Spell|tracking spell for Nephilim]] to keep an eye on her.
At one point, there was only one, [[Jane]], known to be on Earth. Jane was killed by [[Castiel]] after [[Metatron]] told him it was necessary, as one of the [[trials]] to close the Gates to Heaven required a Nephilim heart.
==Characteristics==
The Nephilim appear human, but when they are provoked, they reveal glowing silver eyes. However, the Nephilim [[JackKline]] possesses possessed golden eyes, possibly due to being born of an [[archangel]] as opposed to a regular angel. The gestation period for a Nephilim child is shorter than that of a normal human, around six months, and they appear to have the ability to be born fully matured into young adulthood if they so choose. When a Nephilim is born there are usually signs accompanying the birth such as storms, outbreaks of disease, plagues of locusts, massive power outages, and even tears in space and time. Due to being considered abominations of nature and Heaven, a Nephilim can cause dangerous reactions around objects considered holy, as shown when Kelly Kline set a [[Bible]] aflame just by placing her hand on it while pregnant with her son Jack.
Unlike angels, when a standard Nephilim is killed there is no explosion of light from their body; their silver eyes simply fade back to human.
* [[The Equalizer]] – A special hand gun created by God with the specific purpose of killing Jack Kline (as well as anything else).
* [[Grace Extractor|Extracting grace]] – The process can render a Nephilim human. When a Nephilim loses their grace, it may take anywhere between a month to a century to replenish, however their human component decelerates the process due to the grace of a Nephilim keeping its unnatural nature in balance.
* [[God]] – With a snap of his fingers, [[Chuck]] was able to [[smite]] Jack, killing him, though . Though the smiting was not instantaneous as past instances, possibly due to Jack's strength.
* [[Warding sigils]] – Certain powerful warding is capable of nullifying a Nephilim's powers.
==Nephilim in Fandom==
During the first two seasons of ''Supernatural'', there was much fan speculation that Sam may have been a Nephilim.
*[http://furor-scribiend.livejournal.com/100827.html ''The Possibilities of Sam Winchester: Of Nephilim and the Role of Azazel/Azazyel''] by furor-scribiend
==Nephilim in Lore==
