6. The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt [Mizraim], Put, and Canaan.
7. The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
8. Cush became the father of Nimrod; he was the first to be a mighty man on the earth.
9. He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord.
10. The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar [in Babylonia].
11. Out of the land he [Nimrod] went forth into Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
12. And Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah; all these [suburbs combined to form] the great city.