Genesis 10:8

New Century Version

Cush also had a descendant named Nimrod, who became a very powerful man on earth.

Cross References

Genesis 10:7

The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.

Genesis 10:9

He was a great hunter before the Lord, which is why people say someone is “like Nimrod, a great hunter before the Lord.”

Genesis 2:13

The second river, named Gihon, flows around the whole land of Cush.

1 Chronicles 1:10

Cush was the father of Nimrod, who grew up to become a mighty warrior on the earth.

Isaiah 18:2

That land sends messengers across the sea; they go on the water in boats made of reeds. Go, quick messengers, to a people who are tall and smooth-skinned, who are feared everywhere. They are a powerful nation that defeats other nations. Their land is divided by rivers.

Micah 5:6

They will destroy the Assyrians with their swords; they will conquer the land of Assyria with their swords drawn. They will rescue us from the Assyrians when they come into our land, when they walk over our borders.