Place
Nimrod
- Coordinates
- 32.5365, 44.4209 · related-surrounding
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Firm, a descendant of Cush, the son of Ham. He was the first who claimed to be a “mighty one in the earth.” Babel was the beginning of his kingdom, which he gradually enlarged (Gen. 10:8-10). The “land of Nimrod” (Micah 5:6) is a designation of Assyria or of Shinar, which is a part of it.
figurative