Genesis 10:8-10

Living Bible

⁸ One of the descendants^[a] of Cush was Nimrod, who became the first of the kings. ⁹ He was a mighty hunter, blessed of God,^[b] and his name became proverbial. People would speak of someone as being “like Nimrod—a mighty hunter, blessed of God.” ¹⁰ The heart of his empire included Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh in the land of Shinar.