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.
Place
Nimrod
- Name means
- rebellion (but probably an unknown Assyrian word)
- Today
- figurative
- Location
- 32.537°N, 44.421°E · related-surrounding
- Mentioned
- 1 verse
About Nimrod
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
Nearby
Every mention
Micah
5:6
Places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0), with locations from OpenBible.info. Many ancient sites are uncertain.