The Life of Nimrod

The Early Years

Genesis gives us only a single paragraph about Nimrod. Yet, that paragraph is so mysterious that it has led to many speculations about who Nimrod was, when he lived, and what he did. He is associated with both Babel and the cities of Assyria, the two major powers and oldest empires of the Ancient Near East.

Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty on…