In Genesis 10.6-14, Nimrod is mentioned as the son of Cush and a descendant of Ham. The Bible says that Nimrod was the first to be a gibbor, which means "a skilled warrior." He was "a mighty hunter for the Lord" (Genesis 10.8,9). He also built tremendous cities such as Babylon, Erech, Akkad, Calneh, Nineveh, Rohoboth-Ir, Calah and Resen.
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The story of Noah and the Great Flood conjures images of a cartoon ark bobbing in blue seas. Yet a flood the magnitude of the one described in the Biblical text would more closely resemble total devastation on a massive scale. How did this story become a part of the canon of the Ancient Israelites, and how can it help us better understand God?
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