Holy Scripture
Genesis 10:9
A church father on this verse
“Concerning Nimrod, Moses said, "He was a mighty hunter before the Lord," because, according to the will of the Lord, it was he who fought with each of these nations and chased them out from there, so that they would go out and settle in the regions that had been set apart for them by God. "Therefore it is said, like N…”
Source: Septuagint
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9He was a giant hunter before the Lord God; therefore they say, As Nimrod the giant hunter before the Lord.
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7And the sons of Cush, Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah, Sheba, and Dedan.
8And Cush begot Nimrod: he began to be a giant upon the earth.
— Genesis 10:9 —
10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babylon, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
11Out of that land came Asshur, and built Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,