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Nimrod in the Bible.

A descendant of Cush, the son of Ham. The King James Version names Nimrod in 3 verses, from Genesis 10:8 to 1 Chronicles 1:10.

Nimrod’s family.

Father
Himself
Nimrod

His family as Theographic Bible Metadata lists it; each name opens its own page.

Who Nimrod was.

Firm, a descendant of Cush, the son of Ham. He was the first who claimed to be a “mighty one in the earth.” Babel was the beginning of his kingdom, which he gradually enlarged (Gen. 10:8-10). The “land of Nimrod” (Micah 5:6) is a designation of Assyria or of Shinar, which is a part of it.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

All 3 verses that name Nimrod.

Genesis 2

  • Genesis 10:8And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
  • Genesis 10:9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.

1 Chronicles 1

Questions about Nimrod.

Who was Nimrod in the Bible?

A descendant of Cush, the son of Ham. The King James Version names Nimrod in 3 verses, from Genesis 10:8 to 1 Chronicles 1:10.

Who was Nimrod’s father?

Cush.

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