Ah, another genealogy - I'm afraid the early parts of the Bible are full of them. For the most part these seem unnecessary to many modern readers, like myself, but obviously they were included for a reason. I just wonder what that was sometimes...
There are two names in this account that do merit mention, though: Nimrod and Peleg. The first of those was apparently a great hunter, warrior, and king, though I'm afraid that his name has been abused in recent years and now can be considered a mild insult. I've often wondered why there was significance placed on this being a "might hunter before the Lord" (my emphasis added). Isn't everything before the Lord, in the sense of His being able to see all that goes on? Perhaps Nimrod was obedient to God, or maybe that meaning has been entirely lost to history.
The other name, Peleg, means "division" - which may be a reference to the split of languages at the Tower of Babel. I'm glad we don't name kids after events anymore these days; imagine someone born on September of 2001 being called "terrorism" - yikes!
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Just doing some quick research on the internet, it seems Nimrod was evil and opposed to God. He is linked to the Tower of Babel, among many other early Mesopotamian places & events.
Based on your comment I did some additional research as well, and it seems you are right. Some think he may even be the same person as Gilgamesh, a "hero" (I use the term loosely) of Mesopotamian literature.
i read that nimrod was a hunter before the lord, in that he was a hunter of men who would help him persue his own ambitions in defiance of God. bascally that he put his desires BEFORE God.
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