Genesis 10:8 - Homilies By W. Roberts

Nimrod.

1. His ancestral pedigree—a Cushite.

2. His early occupation—a hunter of wild beasts, a pioneer of civilization.

3. His rising ambition—he began to be a "Gibber," or mighty one.

4. His regal authority—the beginning of his kingdom was Babel.

5. His extending empire—out of that land went he forth into Asshur.

6. His posthumous renown: "Wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod."— W .