Genesis 10:9: He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
Naming a son Nimrod today would be like naming him Dipstick. Who would've thought the original Nimrod was quite resourceful?
The Nimrod of Genesis 10:9 cannot be identified with a historical figure accurately, but it could actually be Naram-Sin, grandson of Sargon of Akkad. He was a great Mesopotamian innovator and administrator in the Early Bronze Age (2230-2100 BC). He institutionalized the "regnal year" (dating method from the beginning of a king's reign), changed the Mesopotamian king's title from geographical-political relationships (lord/king of Sumer, for example) to titles of universal domination ("king of the four corners of the earth").
Doesn't sound like much of a Nimrod.
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if i call you nimrod, would you view it as a term of endearment?
ReplyDeleteUm, probably not. "King of the earth" would be quite affectionate, though;)
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