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Genesis 10:8

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Cush became the father of Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

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The Ancient Near East (Fertile Crescent)The ancient Near East and Fertile Crescent, from Mesopotamia to Egypt, the world of the patriarchs.

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Places in this passage

Genesis 10:8 mentions Assyria, Babel, Calah, Canaan, Caphtor, Erech, Gaza, Gerar, Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Shinar, Sidon and Zeboiim.

Assyria · Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)
Calah · Staff Sgt. JoAnn Makinano
Canaan · Bahnfrend
Erech · SAC Andy Holmes (RAF)

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