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Genesis 10:7-9
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7 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah: 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.

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7 The sons of Cush:

Seba,(A) Havilah,(B) Sabtah, Raamah(C) and Sabteka.

The sons of Raamah:

Sheba(D) and Dedan.(E)

8 Cush was the father[a] of Nimrod,(F) who became a mighty warrior on the earth. 9 He was a mighty(G) hunter(H) before the Lord; that is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord.”

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  1. Genesis 10:8 Father may mean ancestor or predecessor or founder; also in verses 13, 15, 24 and 26.
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