I am on your side of the debate but Noah was not necessarily a Nephilim. Nephilim genes could have survived the Flood in one of his son's wives.That would be the only way - and clearly Noah was Nephilim because they exist before the flood and afterwards and the only connection between the two is Noah.
This discussion has been going in circles with 2 camps entrenched in their positions. So, perhaps realizing that Nephilim are also called by other names in the Bible may provide new data to discuss. One of the most commonly used names for these giants is Rephaim.
"In the Hebrew Bible, "Rephaites" or "Rephaim" can describe an ancient race of giants in Iron Age Israel, or the places where these individuals were thought to have lived. According to Genesis 14:5, King Chedorlaomer and his allies attacked and defeated the Rephaites at Ashteroth-Karnaim. Rephaites are also mentioned at Genesis 15:20; Deuteronomy 2:10-21, 3:11; the Book of Joshua (Joshua 12:4, 13:12, 15:8, 17:15, 18:16); the Books of Samuel (2 Samuel 5:18–22, 23:13); and the Books of Chronicles (1 Chronicles 11:15, 14:9 and 20:4)."
Rephaite - Wikipedia
GIANTS - JewishEncyclopedia.com
The second article is especially useful.
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