Genesis 10:8

Cush became the father of Nimrod, who was the first conqueror on the earth.

Unlocked Literal Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteka. The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.

9He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh. That is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Yahweh.”

Read all of Genesis 10

Cross References

Genesis 2:13The name of the second river is Gihon. This one flows throughout the whole land of Cush.

Micah 5:6They will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, 1 and the land of Nimrod in its entrances. + 5:6 The Hebrew text has in its entrances , that is, in their gates. However, some modern versions suppose that a different Hebrew word was intended: with a drawn sword . 1 He will rescue us from the Assyrians, 1 when they come into our land, 1 when they march inside our borders. 1

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Genesis 10:8