Cush fathered Nimrod, who began to be powerful in the land. He was a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord. That is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord.” 10 His kingdom started with Babylon,(A) Erech,[a] Accad,[b] and Calneh,[c] in the land of Shinar.[d](B)

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  1. 10:10 Or Uruk
  2. 10:10 Or Akkad
  3. 10:10 Or and all of them
  4. 10:10 Or in Babylonia

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