Hebrew Bible · Genesis 10:8–10
Nimrod, the mighty one
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And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. He was a mighty hunter before the LORD… And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel.
Translation: KJV
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Read it literally
'He began to be' a gibbor: he became one, he was not born one. A human who turned himself into a hybrid, then founded Babel.
What scholars say
'Mighty one' is gibbor, the same word used for the Nephilim's children in Genesis 6:4. Often linked to a Mesopotamian king or the god Ninurta.
