Genesis 10:8

And Kush begat Nimrod: he began to be a powerful man in the earth.

Targum Onkelos

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 Kush, Seba, and Chavilah, and Sabetha, and Raamah, and Sabtekah. And the sons of Raamah, Sheba and Dedan.

9He was a powerful man before the Lord: therefore it is said, Like Nimrod the man of might before the Lord.

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Cross References

Genesis 2:13And the name of the second river is Gichon, which encompasseth all the land of Kush.

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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