Genesis 10:8-12

New International Reader's Version

⁸ Cush was the father of Nimrod. Nimrod became a mighty hero on the earth. ⁹ He was a mighty hunter in the Lord’s eyes. That’s why people sometimes compare others with Nimrod. They say, “They are like Nimrod, who was a mighty hunter in the Lord’s eyes.” ¹⁰ The first capital cities of Nimrod’s kingdom were Babylon, Uruk, Akkad and Kalneh. These cities were in the land of Babylon. ¹¹ From that land he went to Assyria. There he built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir and Calah. ¹² He also built Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah. Nineveh is the most famous city.