World English Bible
Genesis 10:8
“Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one in the earth.”
Verse in context — Genesis 10
6
The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
7
The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
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Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one in the earth.
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He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh. Therefore it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Yahweh.
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The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
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The book of beginnings, describing creation, humanity’s fall, God’s promises, and the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph).
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