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Genesis 10:8–12

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And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.
And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.
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From verse 8

  1. Micah 5:6Rank 1 from verse 8
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    6And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.

From verse 9

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    22¶ And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord: this is that king Ahaz.

  2. Genesis 13:13Rank 2 from verse 9
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    13But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly.

  3. Genesis 25:27Rank 3 from verse 9
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    27And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.

  4. Genesis 27:30Rank 4 from verse 9
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    30¶ And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

  5. Genesis 6:11Rank 5 from verse 9
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    11The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

From verse 10

  1. Genesis 11:9Rank 1 from verse 10
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    9Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

  2. Genesis 11:2Rank 2 from verse 10
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    2And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.

  3. Genesis 14:1Rank 3 from verse 10
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    1AND it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;

  4. Micah 4:10Rank 4 from verse 10
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    10Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the Lord shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.

  5. Amos 6:2Rank 5 from verse 10
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    2Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?

From verse 11

  1. Micah 5:6Rank 1 from verse 11
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    6And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.

  2. Jonah 1:2Rank 2 from verse 11
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    2Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

  3. Nahum 1:1Rank 3 from verse 11
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    1THE burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

  4. Psalms 83:8Rank 4 from verse 11
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    8Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.

  5. 2 Kings 19:36Rank 5 from verse 11
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    36So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.

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Genesis 10:8

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begat

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1. Fathered or brought forth as offspring; in a genealogy, identified a male progenitor in the stated line. 2. Brought forth, formed, or gave life in a spiritual or figurative relation.

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began

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Past-tense or past-participial form of begin (to have an original or first existence; to take rise; to commence).

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mighty

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Possessing or displaying great strength, power, ability, rank, or effect.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

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Genesis 10:9

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mighty

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Possessing or displaying great strength, power, ability, rank, or effect.

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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wherefore

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1. For that reason, or as a conclusion from what precedes; therefore or consequently. 2. For what reason or purpose; why.

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even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

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Genesis 10:10

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kingdom

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The rule, royal authority, government, realm, territory, subjects, or dominion of a king.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

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Genesis 10:11

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

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forth

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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

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builded

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of build, meaning to construct, rest or depend on as a foundation.

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Genesis 10:12

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7And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.

8And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

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9He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.

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10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

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11Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,

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12And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.

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13And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

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