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Nimrod in the Bible.

Nimrod is a region in the Bible, its middle about 907 km (563 miles) north-east of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, Micah 5:6.

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About Nimrod.

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).

Near Nimrod.

The verse that names Nimrod.

Micah 1

  • Micah 5:6And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.

Questions about Nimrod.

Where is Nimrod in the Bible?

Nimrod is a region its middle about 907 km (563 miles) north-east of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Nimrod named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Nimrod in 1 verse, in 1 book.

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