Genesis 10:8-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:8

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 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:9

He was a mighty hunter . Originally doubtless of wild beasts, which, according to Bochart, was the first step to usurping dominion over men and using them for battle. " Nempe venationum prsetextu collegit juvenum robustam manum, quam talibus exercitus ad belli labores induravit " ('Phaleg.,' 54.12). Before the Lord . 1. ε ̓ ναντι ì ον κυρι ì ου ( LXX .), in a spirit of defiance. 2. Coram Deo, in God's sight, as an aggravation of his sin—cf. Genesis 13:3 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:10

And the beginning of his kingdom . Either his first kingdom, as contrasted with his second (Knobel), or the commencement of his sovereignty (Keil, Kalisch), or the principal city of his empire (Rosenmüller); or all three may be legitimately embraced in the term reshith, only it does not necessarily imply that Nimrod built any of the cities mentioned. Was Babel . Babylon, "the land of Nimrod" ( Micah 5:6 ), the origin of which is described in Genesis 11:1 , grew to be a great city... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 10:6-20

- XXXII. Ham6. מצרים mı̂tsrayı̂m, “Mitsraim.” מצר mētser, “straitness, limit, pressure.” מצור mātsôr, “distress, siege, mound, bulwark; Egypt.” מצרים mı̂tsrayı̂m, “perhaps double Egypt, lower and upper.” פוּט pûṭ, “Put, troubled.”7. סבא sebā', “Seba, drinking (man, Ethiopian).” סבתה sabtâh, “Sabtah.” רעמה ra‛mâh, “Ra‘mah, shaking, trembling.” סבתכא sabtekā', “Sabtekha.” שׁבא shēbā', “Sheba, captive?” דדן dedān, “Dedan, going slowly?”8. נמרד nı̂mrod, “Nimrod, strong, rebel.”10. בבל... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 10:9

Genesis 10:9. Nimrod was a mighty hunter In the Septuagint it is, He was a giant hunter: the Arabic has it, He was a terrible giant before the Lord: and the Syriac, He was a great warrior. It is probable he began with hunting, and for this became famous to a proverb. He served his country by ridding it of wild beasts, and so insinuating himself into the affections of his neighbours, he got to be their prince. And perhaps, under pretence of hunting, he gathered men under his command, to... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 10:10

Genesis 10:10. The beginning of his kingdom was Babel Some way or other, he got into power; and so laid the foundation of a monarchy which was afterward a head of gold. It does not appear that he had any right to rule by birth; but either his fitness for government recommended him, or by power and policy he gradually advanced himself to a throne. See the antiquity of civil government, and particularly of that form of it which lodges the sovereignty in a single person. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 10:1-32

10:1-11:26 GENEALOGIES FROM NOAH TO ABRAMNations descended from Noah (10:1-32)This genealogy must have been written hundreds of years after the time of Noah, when his descendants had multiplied and moved to many places. By that time differences in language, race and culture were noticeable. The purpose of the listing here is to trace the origin of these groups, not to name every single descendant of Noah.Again the genealogy is simplified, being based on a selection of seventy descendants. Most... read more

E.W. Bullinger

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 10:6-20

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 10:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 10:10

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 10:1-32

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 10:8

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 10:9

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 10:10

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