Genesis 10:8-12
Cush was the father of Nimrod; he began to be a valiant warrior on the earth.He was a mighty hunter before the LORD.( That is why it is said,“ Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”)The primary regions of his kingdom were Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh in the land of Shinar.From that land he went to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city Calah.