Nimrod

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Nimrod: Powerful king of Shinar (Babylon) referenced in Genesis 10:8-10. According to the Midrash, he deified himself and cast Abraham into a fiery furnace when he refused to renounce his faith in monotheism. (Abraham was miraculously saved.) Also according to the Midrash, he was Amraphel, one of the four kings whom Abraham battled (Genesis 14).

Nimrod and Abraham The Two Rivals Book

By Nissan Mindel

Nimrod was one of the sons of Kush. Kush was the son of Ham, the lowest and least important of Noah's three sons. Nimrod came from a line which was cursed by Noah: "Cursed be Canaan, a slave of slaves shall he be unto his brothers." By birth, Nimrod had ...

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The Tower Of Babel Book

Conceit of the People, Their Punishment, Nimrod

Learning & Values » Jewish History » A Brief Biblical History

The Life of Our Forefather Abraham Book

Abram’s Family, Abram’s Birth, Nimrod’s Attempt on Abram’s Life, Young Abram Recognizes G-d, Abram Destroys the Idols, In Nimrod’s Hands, The Miracle in the Furnace, G-d Commands and Promise to Abram, Abram’s Obedience

Learning & Values » Jewish History » A Brief Biblical History

Jacob and Esau Book

Birth of the Twins, Jacob and Esau Grow Up, Abraham’s Death, Esau Kills Nimrod, Jacob Buys the Birthright, Isaac Goes To Philistina

Learning & Values » Jewish History » A Brief Biblical History

Abraham's Early Life Book

By Nissan Mindel

Very little is told in Chumash of Abraham's early life. Except for a few hints, here and there, hardly anything is told in the Torah of the father of our nation until be was seventy five years. Such an important event as Abraham's defiance of Nimrod, the ...

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