Nimrod
Mentioned 2288–709 BC traditional (Jones)
Firm, a descendant of Cush, the son of Ham. He was the first who claimed to be a “mighty one in the earth.” Babel was the beginning of his kingdom, which he gradually enlarged (Gen. 10:8-10).
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- The 13th generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
- Mentioned in the era of Egypt and the Exodus, 1706–1451 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Cush.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
Two generations up and the children. Gold lines join partners; grey lines run from parent to child; a dotted line marks a parent named in the text but not by descent.
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Stories
1 event in which Nimrod takes part, in order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).
- 1821 BCNimrod's kingdom beginsGen 10:8-12
Places
Places named in the same verses as Nimrod, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification. A dashed ring on the map marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 2683–314 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 6 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
Begat counts Nimrod in 4 tagged verses across 3 books.
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The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Nimrod 4 |
| KJV | Nimrod 4 |
| ASV | Nimrod 4 |
Whole-word, case-sensitive count of the name string (regex \bName\b, so possessives like "Abraham's" count) across the whole Bible text of each translation; this counts the string, not the person, so other people who share the name are included and pronoun references are not. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 4 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Genesis2 verses
1 Chronicles1 verse
- 1:10
Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.
Micah1 verse
- 5:6
And they will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the blade drawn. So He will deliver us when Assyria invades our land and marches into our borders.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
Firm, a descendant of Cush, the son of Ham. He was the first who claimed to be a “mighty one in the earth.” Babel was the beginning of his kingdom, which he gradually enlarged (Gen. 10:8-10). The “land of Nimrod” (Micah 5:6) is a designation of Assyria or of Shinar, which is a part of it.