Nimrod
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Meaning: firm
A descendant of Cush, the son of Ham. He was the first who claimed to be a "mighty one in the earth." Babel was the beginning of his kingdom, which he gradually enlarged (Gen 10:8ff).
The "land of Nimrod" (Mic 5:6) is a designation of Assyria or of Shinar, which is a part of it.
This entry includes text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897.
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