Nimrod is listed among Ham’s descendants as a son of Cush (1 Chronicles 1:10). The text notes that he “began to be mighty in the earth” (1 Chronicles 1:10).
1 Chronicles 1:8–16 lists Ham’s line as part of a larger set of ancestral records. It names Ham’s sons (Cush, Mizraim, Put, Canaan), then traces several peoples and clans from them. Cush’s branch includes Nimrod, noted as an early, powerful figure on earth. Mizraim’s branch expands into multiple groups and includes a note linking one line to the Philistines. This passage sits inside Chronicles’ opening genealogies, which move from the earliest ancestors toward Israel’s later story. The writer uses brief, name-heavy lists to map relationships among peoples and lands, not to tell full narratives.
This section is part of Chronicles’ opening “ancestral map.” It presents surrounding nations and local peoples as connected through family lines, with Ham as one major branch.
A common mistake is to treat this as trivia. Names, places, numbers, and sequence details often carry memory, covenant identity, or narrative movement in the biblical story.
Start with 1 Chronicles 1:10, then read the surrounding section so the answer stays connected to the passage's flow.
10Cush became the father of Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.