8Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.
9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”
10His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
11From that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
— Genesis 10:8-11