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    Nimrod

    NIM-rod

    Meaning

    Rebel; Mighty hunter

    Hebrew origin · Boy · First in Genesis

    What it points to

    Nimrod warns that might without submission to God becomes rebellion — strength is only as noble as the cause it serves.

    Verse · King James Version

    “And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. He was a mighty hunter before the LORD.”

    Genesis 10:8-9

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