Genesis 10:8-12.
Nimrod (Heb. Nimrôd, “brave” or “rebellion”; generally explained to derive from the name of the Assir god Ninurta). Notable leader of the period between Noah and Abraham. He was the son or descendant of Cush, but he distinguished himself more than the other sons mentioned in Gen 10:7 and 8, who appear only as ancestral heads of tribes. Nimrod is described as a mighty hunter, a monarch, the founder of the 1st, earthly kingdom, and the builder of several famous cities: 841 Babel, Erech (Uruk), Akkad, Nineveh, and Calah (vs 8-12). In Mic 5:6 Assyria is called the land of Nimrod, and to this day his name haunts the ruins of the region; for example, the site of ancient Cala, in Assyria, is now called Nimrûd, and that of ancient Borsipa, in Babylon, Birs Nimrûd. How Nimrod, being a Cushite, could have such influence and power in the valley of Mesopotamia, the home of the Semites, remains unexplained (fig 382). Map XI, B/C-5/6. 382. Ruins of Birs Nimrûd. The tower of the temple of the ancient city of Borsipa remains.
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
See Nimrod.
Digital Bible Dictionary, Grupo C Service & Design Ltda., Colombia, 2003
Source: Digital Bible Dictionary
In the Table of Nations (Genesis 10), Nimrod stands out as a man with a very interesting personality. The beginning of his kingdom was in Babylon; he later founded Nineveh and other cities in or near Assyria. He distinguished himself as a hunter, ruler, and builder. Some have associated Nimrod with the building of the Tower of Babel (Gen 11:1-9).
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
(rebellion, impiety).
Cain’s grandson. He reigned over Mesopotamia and built Nineveh, Gen 10:8, 1Ch 1:10, Mic 5:6.
Christian Bible Dictionary
Dr. J. Dominguez
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Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
Son of Cush. He became “a mighty hunter before Jehovah” and the founder of kingdoms in Mesopotamia (Gen 10:8-9; 1Ch 1:10). His relationship to †¢ Cush, which is considered the land below Egypt, and to Mesopotamia has not been fully explained, but he is held to be the ruler who organized the great Mesopotamian cities, including Babylon and Nineveh, from the which he appears as founder. Babylon is mentioned as “the land of N.” (Mic 5:6). In the rabbinic tradition the following is taught about him: That his name is derived from a term that means “rebellion”, because he was characterized by that attitude towards God. As a hunter he was the first human being to eat meat and wage war against other peoples. He was the builder of the tower of Babel and demanded to be worshiped as God. There is also a Jewish account that puts him as saying that he ordered Abraham to be thrown into a fiery furnace for refusing to worship idols.
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
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vet, = “rebellious”. Son of Cush. Vigorous hunter, powerful monarch, who reigned in Babel, Erec, Acad and Calne, cities of the country of Shinar (Gen. 10:8-10; Mi. 5:6). He is only known, although attempts have been made to identify him with Gilgamesh, the Babylonian hero, whose memory legend and epic have perpetuated. But there is no proof that this identification is correct. It may be more plausible to relate the Babylonian Cush to the ancient kingdom of the city of Kish, founded about 2,500 BC, and from which the Babylonian kings of the third millennium took their title of “kings of the world”. The Cys dynasty is the first in the list of Mesopotamian dynasties established immediately after the flood; it consists of twenty-three kings (cf. Jack Finegan: “Light from the Ancient Past”, 1946, p. 31; Thorkild Jacobsen, “The Sumerian King List, Assyriological Studies XI”, Chicago, 1939). On the other hand, the way in which the name of Nimrod is associated with that of other cities in Mesopotamia seems to bear witness to its former popularity (e.g. Birs Nimrud; Tell Nimrud near Baghdad; Mount Nimrud, ancient Calah ). Babylonian and Assyrian art has left us numerous hunting scenes that are consistent with the image we have of Nimrod in Genesis as a vigorous hunter.
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Name of a Babylonian people or god, including a mythical character alluded to in Akkadian poems. He is usually identified with the Assyrian god Ninib. And he is often credited with founding cities. But nothing is certain.
In the Bible he is cited in Genesis (10. 8-12) as the son of Kus. But that ethnographic reference unfolds in the legendary, like most of the historical data of the Pentateuch.
Pedro Chico González, Dictionary of Catechesis and Religious Pedagogy, Editorial Bruño, Lima, Peru 2006
Source: Dictionary of Catechesis and Religious Pedagogy
Name of the son of Cush, early warrior, or hero (gibbōr), who lived in Babylon, where his kingdom included the city of Babylon, Erech, and Acad (Gen. 10.8–10; 1 Chron. 1.10). He was the father or founder of Nineveh and Cala in Assyria (Gen. 10.11), and was famous as a hunter (v. 9). The land adjacent to Assyria is later mentioned as the “land of Nimrod” (Mi. 5.6).
His name has been perpetuated in various geographical names, including Birs Nimrud, SW of Babylon, and Nimrud in Assyria (* Creek). This, together with the legends connected with it, which are preserved in the sum., as., and later literature, supposes a broader base in tradition than that provided by Genesis. Many scholars therefore compare him to Sargon of Agade, ca. 2300 BC, who was a great warrior, hunter, and ruler of Assyria. He led expeditions to the Mediterranean coast and to S Anatolia and Persia, and the splendor of his age and his successes led to it being remembered as a “golden age”. Since only Sargon’s name is known in connection with his royal dignity, it is possible that he had other names. Others see in Nimrod feats attributed to earlier rulers such as Naram-Sin of Agade, Tukulti-Ninurta I of Assyria (Eretz Israel 5, 1958, pp. 32*–36*); or deities such as Ninurta (Nimurda), the Bab god. and so. of war, and the hunter, or Amarutu, the Sumerian name of the god Marduk. It is not possible to reach a total identification yet.
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Douglas, J. (2000). New Biblical Dictionary: First Edition. Miami: United Bible Societies.
Source: New Bible Dictionary