Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
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Interpretation
Nimrod was a great man in his day; he began to be mighty in the earth, Those before him were content to be upon the same level with their neighbours, and though every man bare rule in his own house, yet no man pretended any further. Nimrod was resolved to lord it over his neighbours.
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This thought runs through Genesis 10:11-14.
Glossary
- Assyria Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Nineveh.
- Calah Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Nimrud.
- City People
- The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).
- Nineveh Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Nineveh.
- Rehoboth-Ir Place
- Broad places. (1. ) A well in Gerar dug by Isaac ( Gen. 26:22 ), supposed to be in Wady er-Ruheibeh, about 20 miles south of Beersheba. (2. ) An ancient city on the Euphrates. Modern identification: Nineveh.