Holy Scripture
Genesis 10:8
A church father on this verse
“Then sacred Scripture goes on from this point to tell of the children born to the sons in these words: "Now, Ham became the father of Cush"; and further, "Now, Cush became the father of Nebrod (Nimrod), who began to be a giant on earth. He was a giant hunter before the Lord." While some people say the phrase "before t…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
8And Cush begot Nimrod: he began to be a giant upon the earth.
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6And the sons of Ham, Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
7And the sons of Cush, Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah, Sheba, and Dedan.
— Genesis 10:8 —
9He was a giant hunter before the Lord God; therefore they say, As Nimrod the giant hunter before the Lord.
10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babylon, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.