Who Was Nimrod in the Bible?
Who Was Nimrod in the Bible? Nimrod was a great-grandson of Noah described as a 'mighty hunter before the LORD' and the founder of several ancient cities including Babel and Nineveh.
Key verse: Genesis 10:8-9 (KJV)
Nimrod was a great-grandson of Noah described as a 'mighty hunter before the LORD' and the founder of several ancient cities including Babel and Nineveh.
Nimrod was a great-grandson of Noah described as a 'mighty hunter before the LORD' and the founder of several ancient cities including Babel and Nineveh.
"And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD." — Genesis 10:8-9 (KJV)
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Genesis 10:8-12 introduces Nimrod as the son of Cush, a descendant of Ham. He is called 'a mighty one in the earth' and 'a mighty hunter before the LORD.' He established a kingdom beginning with Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh in the land of Shinar. He also built Nineveh and other cities. Jewish and Christian tradition often associates Nimrod with the Tower of Babel rebellion, viewing him as a figure of proud defiance against God, though the biblical text does not explicitly make this connection.
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"And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD."
"And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar."
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