Genesis 10:8
“And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.”
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Genesis 10:8 Context
6¶ And the sonnes of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. 7And the sonnes of Cush, Seba, and Hauilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sonnes of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan. 8And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. 9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is saide, Euen as Nimrod the mightie hunter before the LORD. 10And the beginning of his kingdome was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
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And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
- King James Version
Now Cush became the father of Nimrod; he became a mighty one on the earth.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And Cush was the father of Nimrod, who was the first of the great men of the earth.
- Basic English Bible
And Cush begot Nimrod: he began to be mighty on the earth.
- Darby Bible
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
- Webster's Bible
Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one in the earth.
- World English Bible
And Cush hath begotten Nimrod;
- Youngs Literal Bible
And Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version
Now Cush became the father of Nimrod; he became a mighty one on the earth.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And Cush was the father of Nimrod, who was the first of the great men of the earth.
- Basic English Bible
And Cush begot Nimrod: he began to be mighty on the earth.
- Darby Bible
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
- Webster's Bible
Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one in the earth.
- World English Bible
And Cush hath begotten Nimrod;
- Youngs Literal Bible
And Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Genesis 10:8
10:8 Began to be mighty on the earth - That is, whereas those that went before him were content to stand upon the same level with their neighbours, Nimrod could not rest in this parity, but he would top his neighbours, and lord over them. The same spirit that the giants before the flood were acted by, #Gen 6:4|, now revived in him; so soon was that tremendous judgment, which the pride and tyranny of those mighty men brought upon the world, forgotten.
Discussion for Genesis 10
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9 years AgoDieselGREETING EVERYONE, I HAVE SOME ADVICE TO GIVE, PLEASE READ THE WHOLE BOOK BEFORE MAKING STATEMENTS. YOU CANNOT PUT TOGATHER A JIGSAW PUZZLE WITHOUT HAVING ALL THE PIECES.......IE THE SO CALLED OLD TESTAMENT, THE APOCRYPHA, SO CALLED NEW TESTAMENT, AS WELL THE OTHER MISSING BOOKS LIKE ENOCH, YASHER.....ETC SHALOMFlag
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9 years AgoBrenda for verse 6The generations are good. It let 's us know who was obedient unto God what God did about it and His punishment to them. The relationship between the family .Flag
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9 years AgoRNM GEN 10-24GEN 10-24...Stephan Woehr 's: I agree with most of what you said, I believe also, that we are all part of the human race, and all creations of GOD But the part where you believe we can all trace our lineage back to Adam is where I think you may be wrong. Even though it is inconsequential and not worth arguing about. Their is more to it than just pigmentation, Its possible that before the flood their could have been one race, it doesn 't say one way or the other. Most believe it was after the flood, at Babel, when God confounded the tongue, and man was scattered across the face of the Earth. Their had to be more to the changes in physical appearance between the races that is not explained, maybe just not meant for us to know. It doesn 't effect my faith one way or another, PRAISE THE GOD OF CREATION, AND HIS HOLY SON AND PRAISE HIS HOLY SPIRIT WHICH IS THE POWER THAT CONTAINS ALL THINGS. AMEN!!Flag
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9 years AgoReinarudo WatanabeGENESIS 10 1 12 15 3:42 PM Here in entire chapter of GENESIS CHAPTER 10 was the GENERATIONS of Noah which God found grace in him. But thank to Almighty God that HE knew the thing to be done until the Lord Jesus reveal on us for our REDEEMER. A-MEN.Flag
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9 years AgoDoctor ntuli for verse 11nations descended from noah these are the generations of the son of noah shem ham and japhethFlag
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9 years AgoEvangelist Chatauna RobinsonHello RNM I do not know if they will post this, however, King David s wife was Bathsheba an Ethiopian Queen. King Solomon loved another Ethiopian Queen, Sheba . In ancient times, Ethiopia did not refer to a specific geographic location. The word means burnt skin. The term, Ethiopian referred to any population of people with dark skin. Mary Magdalene s father was a black king from Libya. If you look at a lot of Ethiopians they are people of color. There are many shades of Black people all over the world in many different nationalities, some with straight hair. In the end, if a person is truly saved and has God in their hearts where is the room for prejudice?Flag