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The First Empire Builder
The phrase "he began to be a mighty one" marks Nimrod as the traditional founder of the first great empire. Commentators explain that the Hebrew term for "mighty one," gibbôr, means a hero or warrior, indicating a significant shift in human history towards centralized, powerful rule with Nimrod as its pioneer.
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1 Chronicles
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Charles Ellicott
On 1 Chronicles 1:8–16
19th Century
Bishop
THE SONS OF HAM, THE DARK-SKINNED OR SWARTHY (1 Chronicles 1:8–16).
Cush.—The Greek Meroë, Ass…
John Gill
On 1 Chronicles 1:10
17th Century
Pastor
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 1:5).
Matthew Henry
On 1 Chronicles 1:1–27
17th Century
Minister
This chapter, and many that follow, repeat the genealogies, or lists of fathers and children in biblical history, and compile them with many additi…