Dear Donita,

Your Question: Who was Nimrod?

My Answer(s): Thank you for your question. I pray that God our Father in heaven continue to give you a thirst for His Holy Word. Nimrod in the Holy Scriptures is mentioned in Genesis 10:8 as a son of Cush (Kush) after the flood, Cush was the son of Ham, the son of Noah. Nimrod is said to have "grew to be a mighty warrior on the earth". Nimrod is also said to have been the first ruler of empires. As it is said, in Genesis 10:10, "the first centers of his kingdom were Babylon, Erech, Akkad and Calneh, in [Or Ereh, and Akkad – all of them in] Shinar [That is, Babylonia]".

In Genesis 10 below, Nimrod is first mentioned in the Scriptures after the flood as the great-grandson of Noah.

• Genesis 10:8-10… 8 Cush was the father [Father may mean ancestor or predecessor or founder] of Nimrod, who grew to be a mighty warrior on the earth. 9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; that is why it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD." 10 The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon, Erech, Akkad and Calneh, in [Or Ereh, and Akkad – all of them in] Shinar [That is, Babylonia].

In Genesis 11:1-10, Nimrod was the one who led the people in the land of Shinar to build the tower of Babel. In Genesis 11, we see the whole world had one language and speech and under one ruler, Nimrod. Nimrod and the people reasoning for building the tower of Babel was that if God brought another flood upon the earth as He did in Genesis chapters 6-9, then they would be safe. They did not want God to scatter them across "the face of the whole earth". But God knew their evil hearts, and He came down and scattered the people over the face of the earth, and He confused their language because of what they proposed to do. So, God confused their language. Because Nimrod and the people showed complete defiance towards God, and His authority over them. Here was the beginning of the city of Babylon representing corruption, idolatry and all that are against God, the enemy of God. Babylon became to represent the established rulers and leaders, such as Nimrod of this world who opposes God's authority and rule over them. See also my article on Babylon explained.

In 1 Chronicles 1 below, Nimrod is mentioned again as being the son of Cush, a mighty warrior on the earth. There are some so-called Bible scholars who claim that Nimrod was not the son of the Cush mentioned in Genesis 10:7. These scholars probably make this claim because identifying Nimrod with Cush would most definitely by him black. Not realizing that all the people in the Bible after the flood were black. But here in 1 Chronicles we see the Holy Spirit again mentioned that Nimrod was the son of Cush (Kush).

• 1 Chronicles 1:9-11… 9 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. 10 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who grew to be a mighty warrior on earth. 11 Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites…

Below the book of Micah mentions the Nimrod in prophecy. Giving further truth to the fact that Nimrod actually was a real person, and not some title of something as some so-called Bible scholars have claimed. Nimrod name did however become to represent many myths and made-man gods as many other names of people and places have over time.

• Micah 5:5-7… Deliverance and Destruction… 5… When the Assyrian invades our land and marches through our fortresses, we will raise against him seven shepherds, even eight leaders of men. 6 They will rule [Or crush] the land of Assyria with the sword, the land of Nimrod with drawn sword [Or Nimrod in its gates]. He will deliver us from the Assyrian when he invades our land and marches into our borders. 7 The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man or linger for mankind.

In times past, the people of this evil and adulterous world have used the name Nimrod to represent many, if not all of the made-man pagan gods. For in the beginning after the flood, Nimrod and Babel came to represent confusion in the beliefs of the people towards God the Holy Father in heaven. The people being encouraged and led astray by Nimrod made God the enemy rather than looking at their own sins as the reason for the flood. And they began to build the tower of Babel to escape from any future flooding from God. The people had willingly forgot that God had promised in Genesis 9:11, "never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth".

Some names derived from the name Nimrod, which became to represent made-man pagan gods, such as: the Roman Saint Valentine, the Roman man-made god CUPID and the Greek god Eros, called the god of love which had wings and an bow and arrow. You can do your own research on the pagan religious beliefs, which Valentine Day came out of: such as it originating from a pagan festival celebrating Nimrod birthday and meaning "hunter of wolves". I will not mention what went on at these festivals, only that many sinful rituals were performed at this festival.

This Nimrod was the forerunner of all man-made pagan gods of the mystery religion called "Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Prostitutes and the Abominations of the Earth" (Revelation 17:5). Some say Nimrod was pictured as Satan in history. And still others would say Nimrod was the first leader of the people after the flood, in which he referred to himself as a man-god who represented the Devil on this evil and adulterous world. But he hid this from the people by leading them to believe (deceiving them) he represented the one True God, as many leaders on this planet have done.

Hopefully this will help you in your own study of Nimrod and others in the Holy Bible. I pray our God and Father in heaven and His Christ bless you in your spiritual understanding. Amen. Praise God.

Ron Davis, minister of Christ