King Nimrod

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King Nimrod is a biblical figure traditionally portrayed as a mighty but hubristic ruler associated with the construction of the Tower of Babel.

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King Nimrod canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure ⓘ
king ⓘ
legendary figure ⓘ
mighty hunter ⓘ
ruler ⓘ
appearsInText Genesis 10 ⓘ
Genesis 11 (by association with Babel) NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsInTradition Christian tradition ⓘ
Islamic tradition ⓘ
Jewish tradition ⓘ
associatedWith Babylonian region ⓘ
Shinar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tower of Babel NERFINISHED ⓘ
city of Babel NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalImpact archetype of wicked kings in later lore ⓘ
proverbial example of a mighty hunter ⓘ
describedAs mighty hunter before the Lord ⓘ
etymologyTradition name sometimes linked to Hebrew root for "rebel" ⓘ
father Cush NERFINISHED ⓘ
genealogicalRelation descendant of Noah ⓘ
great-grandson of Noah (via Ham and Cush) ⓘ
grandfather Ham NERFINISHED ⓘ
greatGrandfather Noah NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicity considered by many scholars to be legendary or composite ⓘ
kingdomLocatedIn land of Shinar NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingOver Akkad NERFINISHED ⓘ
Babel NERFINISHED ⓘ
Calneh NERFINISHED ⓘ
Erech NERFINISHED ⓘ
language Hebrew name: נִמְרוֹד (Nimrod) ⓘ
mentionedIn Book of Genesis ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form: Hebrew Bible
portrayedAs founder of cities ⓘ
hubristic ruler ⓘ
tyrannical king ⓘ
possibleIdentification sometimes associated with historical Mesopotamian rulers in later speculation ⓘ
roleInNarrative archetype of human pride ⓘ
symbol of rebellion against God ⓘ
subjectOf Islamic legendary narratives ⓘ
medieval Christian exegesis ⓘ
rabbinic commentaries ⓘ
symbolizes centralized imperial power ⓘ
defiance of divine authority ⓘ
human arrogance ⓘ
traditionallyLinkedTo confusion of languages ⓘ
construction of the Tower of Babel ⓘ
origin of Babylon ⓘ

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The Tower of Babel by Pieter Bruegel the Elder → depicts → King Nimrod ⓘ
subject surface form: The Tower of Babel (Bruegel painting, Vienna)