Genesis 10:8

8 Cush fathered Nimrod, who was the first powerful man on earth.

Genesis 10:8 In-Context

6 Ham's sons: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
7 Cush's sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And Raamah's sons: Sheba and Dedan.
8 Cush fathered Nimrod, who was the first powerful man on earth.
9 He was a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord. That is why it is said, "Like Nimrod, a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord."
10 His kingdom started with Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
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