Genesis 10:8

And Chus begot Nebrod: he began to be a giant upon the earth.

LXX2012 (US English)

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 Chus, Saba, and Evila, and Sabatha, and Rhegma, and Sabathaca. And the sons of Rhegma, Saba, and Dadan.

9He was a giant hunter before the Lord God; therefore they say, As Nebrod the giant hunter before the Lord.

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Cross References

Genesis 2:13And the name of the second river is Geon, this it is which encircles the whole land of Ethiopia.

Micah 5:6And they shall tend the Assyrian with a sword, and the land of Nebrod with her trench: and he shall deliver you from the Assyrian, when he shall come upon your land, and when he shall invade your coasts.

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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