Nimrod
Genesis 10:8
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.


1. His ancestral pedigree - a Cushite.

2. His early occupation - a hunter of wild beasts, a pioneer of civilization.

3. His rising ambition - he began to be a "Gibber," or mighty one.

4. His regal authority - the beginning of his kingdom was Babel.

5. His extending empire - out of that land went he forth into Asshur.

6. His posthumous renown: "Wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod." - W.



Parallel Verses
KJV: And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

WEB: Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one in the earth.




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