Genesis 10:8-10

Holman Christian Standard Bible

⁸ Cush fathered Nimrod, who was the first powerful man on earth. ⁹ He was a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord. That is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord.” ¹⁰ His kingdom started with Babylon,^(A) Erech,^[a] Accad,^[b] and Calneh,^[c] in the land of Shinar.^[d](B)