1 Chronicles 1:10 Meaning and Explanation
“And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Cush fathered Nimrod, the first man described as becoming mighty upon the earth.
What Does 1 Chronicles 1:10 Mean?
The steady list pauses for a single line of story: Cush begat Nimrod, who began to be mighty upon the earth. He is remembered as the first great power among men, the founder of kingdoms whose name carried the weight of empire. The chronicler lets the brief note stand, a flash of human greatness amid the roll of names.
Earthly might rises early in the story of mankind, and it is worth noting plainly. Yet the chronicle is not finally headed toward the mighty hunters and empire-builders but toward a shepherd-king and the Son of David. The kingdoms that men begin upon the earth give way to the kingdom that God Himself establishes and that shall have no end.
1 Chronicles 1:10 in the Original Language
gibbor (גִּבּוֹר), 'mighty' -- a word for a powerful warrior or champion, here marking the first such man on earth.
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What does 1 Chronicles 1:10 mean?
Cush fathered Nimrod, the first man described as becoming mighty upon the earth.