1-Chronicles - 1:10



10 Cush became the father of Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

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Explanation and meaning of 1-Chronicles 1:10.

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Now Chus begot Nemrod: he began to be mighty upon earth.
And Cush begot Nimrod: he began to be mighty on the earth.
And Cush was the father of Nimrod: he was the first to be a great man in the earth.
Then Cush conceived Nimrod, and he began to be powerful upon the earth.

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Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

He began to be mighty upon the earth - "He began to be bold in sin, a murderer of the innocent, and a rebel before the Lord." - T.

And Cush begat (c) Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.
(c) Who first lifted himself above others.

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