Nimrod in the Bible
At a glance
- Name: Nimrod
- Classification: Person
- Gender: Male
- Testament: Old Testament
- Verse mentions: 4
- Books: 3
- Chapters: 3
Description
Mighty hunter before the Lord, associated with the founding of several cities, mentioned in Genesis.
KJV Bible references
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
He was a mighty hunter before the Lord : wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord .
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.
And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, And the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: Thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, When he cometh into our land, And when he treadeth within our borders.
