What kinds of supernatural beings are in the Bible?
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Here are some supernatural beings mentioned in the Bible that I could find, along with named examples if such appeared for the less common beings:
God, angels and people performing miracles in the name of God appear throught the Bible.
Fallen angel in form of Lucifer was mentioned in Isaiah 14.
Satan, possibly a separate entity from Lucifer, was very prevelant in the Book of Job.
The Beast, that is either Lucifer, Satan, or a separate entity was described in the Book of Revalation.
Divinators, observers of time, enchanters, witches, charmers, mediums, familiar spirits, wizards, necromancers - all are mentioned in Deuteronomy 18:10-11.
Most nootable witch mentioned in the Bible was Witch of Endor, that was able to communicate with spirits and conjure them - 1 Samuel 28:3-25
Most notable sorcerror mentioned was Simon Magus - Acts 8:9-24. He used sorcerry, as well as was able to bewitch the entire city of Samaria.
A number of evil spirits or devils were mentioned throught the Bible, most notable was Legion from Mark 5. He was described as having supernatural strength.
Giants, or Nephilim (half-angels, half-men), Anakims, etc. - They were mentioned in Genesis 6:4, but also appear in other places. Most probably they were just big people, but given the origin of Nephilim, can still be considered supernatural.
Dragons/sea serpents/leviathans - they are refferred to several times, most notable mention appeared in Isaiah 27:1.
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The definition of supernatural is pretty important here. If it refers to anything that is not in the physical world, then angels and demons could be considered supernatural. If it refers to anything outside the scope of common experience to modern society, then the Nephilim could be considered supernatural.
Perhaps a good definition for supernatural would be anything that is outside the physical universe of time, space, and matter. In that case, only God is supernatural, since even angels and demons seem to exist within the physical universe. Most often, they are hidden from our view, but not always.
If the definition is expanded to refer to any beings for which earth is not their home, then angels and demons are added to the list.
Witches exist today. They are people who practice certain rituals and such. They are not supernatural themselves, but they seek to facilitate demonic powers, which can be considered supernatural. So, the powers they seek to use are supernatural, but they themselves are natural.
The Nephilim could very well be normal human beings. It is really speculation to firmly classify them one way or the other, since we just aren't told enough about them.
So, God is supernatural. Angels and demons could also be considered supernatural, and this would include the Seraphim, Cherubim, and other angelic beings mentioned in Scripture. Outside of that, I don't really know of any beings that are considered supernatural.
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