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Hér er til fróðleiks tilvitnun úr bókinni Evolutionary Creation: A Christian Approach to Evolution. Hin tilvitnuðu orð snúa að sögunni í upphafi 6. kafla fyrstu Mósebókar um syni Guðs, sem höfðu samfarir við dætur mannanna:

      The belief that gods and humans had sex and then gave birth to extraordinary beings was a widespread motif in the ancient Near East. For example, an Egyptian account describes a god mating with the queen mother who later gives birth to the Pharaoh. The Babylonian epic hero Gilgamesh is partly divine and partly human, and he was borne to the goddess Ninsun and the human king Lugalbanda. As noted previously, ancient reproductive biology viewed women basically as fields for the seed of men. The belief that gods had reproductive seed was also commonly accepted at that time (e.g., the masturbating Egyptian god Atum). Therefore, male celestial beings sowing their seed in the womb of female human beings, as suggested in Gen 6:1–4, made perfect sense to ancient peoples like the Hebrews.

Denis Lamoureux is Associate Professor of Science and Religion at St. Joseph's College, University of Alberta, has doctoral degrees in dentistry, theology and biology, and is an evangelical Christian.