Genesis 10:8

And then Cush conceived Nimrod; he began to be powerful on the earth.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

7And the sons of Cush were Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dadan.

9And he was an able hunter before the Lord. From this, a proverb came forth: ‘Just like Nimrod, an able hunter before the Lord.’

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Cross References

Genesis 2:13And the name of the second river is the Gehon; it is that which runs through all the land of Ethiopia.

Micah 5:6And they will graze on the land of Assur with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with its spears; and he will free us from Assur, when he will come into our land, and when he will trample our borders.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 10:7-15

6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. 7 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. 8 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. 9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord : wherefore it is said; Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord . 10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. 11 Out of that land went forth Asshur, and… Read the whole commentary →

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