Nimrod.
1. His ancestral pedigree—a Cushite.
2. His early occupation—a hunter of wild beasts, a pioneer of civilization.
3. His rising ambition—he began to be a "Gibber," or mighty one.
4. His regal authority—the beginning of his kingdom was Babel.
5. His extending empire—out of that land went he forth into Asshur.
6. His posthumous renown: "Wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod."—W.