The giant '''Nimrod''' known as '''Amraphel ''' was lord of the [[Titans]] or [[Gibborim]] and father to Abraham's servant, [[דַּמֶּשֶׂק אֱלִיעֶזֶר|Damméśeq ʾĔlîʿézer]]. His predecessor and father in law was Cush. His title (Nimrod) has become proverbial as that of a mighty hunter (צַ֖יִד גִּבּ֥וֹר). Nimrod is said to have invaded forced Ashur out of the middle east when he invaded Shinar (Syria-Palestine) where he and established his dominion forcing Ashur out of Canaan. Nimrod's Giant invaders (Philistim) are said to have come from [[Kasluchite nation|Kisleh ]] who was a son of [[Mitzraim]]. Nimrod's dominion comprised not only [[בבל|Babel (Nun.Ki)]], but also [[ארך|Erech (Ukuk)]], [[אכד|Accad (possibly Mari)]], and [[כלנה בארץ שנער|Calneh of Eretz Shinar (thought to be Nippur)]] all along the Euphrates river boarder of Eastern Cana'an which became known as the land of Mar.Tu, the name Nimrod being derived from [[נמרד|En.Mar.Tu]] meaning Lord of Mar.Tu which later became Amar.Utu the name of his kingdom, the land of Nimrod (Gen. x. 8-10; I Chron. i. 10; Micah v. 5 [A. V. 6]). Beyond Mar.Tu, east of the Great Euphrates, eventually became the Assyrian Empire. In Rabbinical tradition Nimrod is accredited with the construction of the tower of babel where the so-called "Semitic" (such as Akkadian) branch of the Afroasiatic languages (which include Coptic-Egyptian and the Cushitic languages) were used. Abraham warned Nimrod (Amraphel) that his sovereignty was in jeopardy, but he refused to believe the prophet. Abraham left for the West and Amar-Sin's "Tax-Collector" Kedorloamer of Elam succeeded to Ur III in the East. For 12 years, all lords of the Philistim-Gibborim were subject to Kedorloamer but in the 13th year 5 of them rebelled. Only Nimrod (Amarphel) and Antioch of ElSar were not in a position to do so and in the 14th year they found themselves conscripted by Kedorloamer along with Tidal of Goyim into a war of retribution against his rebellious relatives. After capturing Lot, his army was routed by Abraham just north of Damascus and he surrendered to Abraham.
==In Rabbinical Literature==
Nimrod is the prototype of a rebellious people, his name being interpreted as "he who made all the people rebellious against God" (Pes. 94b; comp. Targ. of pseudo-Jonathan and Targ. Yer. to Gen. x. 9). He is identified with Canaan & Cush and with 's son in law Amraphel, the name of the latter sometimes being interpreted as "he whose words are dark" (; Gen. R. xlii. 5; for other explanations see below). As he was the first hunter he was consequently the first who introduced the eating of meat by man. He was also the first to make war on other peoples (Midr. Agadah to Gen. x. 9). His giant invaders later produced the Rephaite Philistines such as the Anakim and their likes.
