Genesis 10:8-12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 10:10

Verse 10 10.And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel. Moses here designates the seat of Nimrod’s empire. He also declares that four cities were subject to him; it is however uncertain whether he was the founder of them, or had thence expelled their rightful lords. And although mention is elsewhere made of Calneh, (314) yet Babylon was the most celebrated of all. I do not however think that it was of such wide extent, or of such magnificent structure, as the profane historians relate. But... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 10:11

Verse 11 11.Out of that land went forth Asshur. It is credible that Asshur was one of the posterity of Shem. And the opinion has been commonly received, that he is here mentioned, because, when he was dwelling, in the neighborhood of Nimrod, he was violently expelled thence. In this manner, Moses would mark the barbarous ferocity of Nimrod. And truly these are the accustomed fruits of a greatness which does not keep within bounds; whence has arisen the old proverb, ‘Great kingdoms are great... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:1-32

PART II . THE POST - DILUVIAN AGE OF THE WORLD . CH . 10:1-11:26. FROM THE DELUGE TO THE CALL OF ABRAM . § 5. THE GENERATIONS or THE SONS OF NOAH ( CH . 10:1-11:9). I. THE historical credibility of the present section has been challenged. 1. On account of a fancied resemblance to the ethnographic mythologies of Greece, the genealogical table of the nations has been relegated to the category of fictitious invention. It has been assigned by... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:8

And Cush begat —not necessarily as immediate progenitor, any ancestor being in Hebrew styled a father— Nimrod ; the rebel, from maradh, to rebel; the name of a person, not of a people; —Namuret in ancient Egyptian. Though not one of the great ethnic heads, he is introduced into the register of nations as the founder of imperialism. Under him society passed from the patriarchal condition, in which each separate clan or tribe owns the sway of its natural head, into that (more abject or... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:11

Out of that land went forth Asshur, the son of Shem ( Genesis 10:22 ; LXX ; Vulgate, Syriac, Luther, Calvin, Michaelis, Dathe, Rosenmüller, Bohlen). i.e. the early Assyrians retired from Babylon before their Cushite. invaders, and, proceeding northward, founded the cities after mentioned; but the marginal rendering seems preferable: "Out of that land went (Nimrod) into Asshur," or Assyria, the country northeast of Babylon, through which flows the Tigris, and which had already received... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:12

And Resen , i.e. Nimrod, between Kalah Shergat and Kouyunjik (Kalisch); but if Calah be Nimroud, then Rosen may be Selamiyeh, a village about half way, between Nineveh and Calah , i.e. Kouyunjik and Nimroud, ut supra (Layard). The same . Rosen (Kalisch), which will suit if it was Nimroud, whose remains cover a parallelogram about 1800 feet in length and 900 feet in breadth; but others apply it to Nineveh with the other towns as forming one large composite city (Knobel, Keil, Lange,... 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

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