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Genesis 10:8-12
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8 Cush begot (A)Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth. 9 He was a mighty (B)hunter (C)before the Lord; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.” 10 (D)And the beginning of his kingdom was (E)Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. 11 From that land he went (F)to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah, 12 and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (that is the principal city).

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Genesis 10:8-12
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8 Cush fathered Nimrod; he was the first on earth to be a mighty man.[a] 9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord. Therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord.” 10 The beginning of his kingdom was (A)Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in (B)the land of Shinar. 11 From that land he went into Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, and 12 Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.

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  1. Genesis 10:8 Or he began to be a mighty man on the earth
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Genesis 10:8-12
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8 Now Cush fathered Nimrod; he [a]became a mighty one on the earth. 9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord.” 10 And the beginning of his kingdom was [b](A)Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of (B)Shinar. 11 From that land he went (C)to Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, 12 and Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.

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  1. Genesis 10:8 Lit began to be
  2. Genesis 10:10 Or Babylon
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Genesis 10:8-12
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8 Cush was the father[a] of Nimrod,(A) who became a mighty warrior on the earth. 9 He was a mighty(B) hunter(C) before the Lord; that is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord.” 10 The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon,(D) Uruk,(E) Akkad and Kalneh,(F) in[b] Shinar.[c](G) 11 From that land he went to Assyria,(H) where he built Nineveh,(I) Rehoboth Ir,[d] Calah 12 and Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah—which is the great city.

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  1. Genesis 10:8 Father may mean ancestor or predecessor or founder; also in verses 13, 15, 24 and 26.
  2. Genesis 10:10 Or Uruk and Akkad—all of them in
  3. Genesis 10:10 That is, Babylonia
  4. Genesis 10:11 Or Nineveh with its city squares
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Genesis 10:8-12
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8 Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, who was the first heroic warrior on earth. 9 Since he was the greatest hunter in the world,[a] his name became proverbial. People would say, “This man is like Nimrod, the greatest hunter in the world.” 10 He built his kingdom in the land of Babylonia,[b] with the cities of Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh. 11 From there he expanded his territory to Assyria,[c] building the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah, 12 and Resen (the great city located between Nineveh and Calah).

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  1. 10:9 Hebrew a great hunter before the Lord; also in 10:9b.
  2. 10:10 Hebrew Shinar.
  3. 10:11 Or From that land Assyria went out.
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