Genesis 10:11
Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
Cross-references
2 Kings 19:36 mentions Nineveh, the very city Nimrod built in Genesis 10:11 — a direct historical and geographical link.
Isaiah 37:37 also records Sennacherib returning to Nineveh, the city founded by Nimrod, reinforcing the same historical connection.
Jonah 1:2 refers to the great city Nineveh that God judged, directly connecting to its founding by Nimrod here.
Jonah 3:1-10 recounts the repentance of Nineveh, the city founded here, showing both judgment and mercy on the same place.
Micah 5:6 directly names 'land of Nimrod' — a clear literary echo of Nimrod's founding of Assyrian cities in Genesis.
Nahum 1:1 introduces an oracle against Nineveh, the city built by Nimrod, highlighting its later condemnation.
Nahum 2:8 depicts Nineveh's destruction as a desolate pool, the same city founded here now ruined.
Nahum 3:7 laments Nineveh's abandonment, contrasting its glorious foundation here with its ultimate shame.
Zephaniah 2:13 prophesies Nineveh's desolation, directly linking to the city's founding by Nimrod in Genesis.
In Jonah 3:2, Nineveh is the great city where Jonah is sent — same city Nimrod founded here, showing its later significance.