וְכ֖וּשׁ יָלַ֣ד אֶת־נִמְרֹ֑ד ה֣וּא הֵחֵ֔ל לִֽהְי֥וֹת גִּבֹּ֖ר בָּאָֽרֶץ׃
At si Cush ang naging ama ni Nimrod; siya ang nagsimulang maging makapangyarihan sa lupa.
Midrash Tanchuma
Another explanation. Why did Scripture concern itself with the genealogy of the chiefs? Did the Holy One, blessed be He, have nothing else to write about other than the chief of Timna, the chief of Lotan, etc.? He did so to teach us that from the very beginning of the creation of the world, the Holy One, blessed be He, concerned himself with the genealogies of the idolatrous nations so that it would not be left to them to describe for mankind their sterility and their degeneracy. How did He do that? When He came to the genealogy of the sons of Ham, He said: The sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim … and Cush begot Nimrod (Gen. 10:6–8); thus He indicated that they had become defiant, as it is said: He began to be a mighty one in the earth (ibid., v. 8). Similarly, when He said: And Mizraim begot Ludim … whence went forth (ibid., vv. 13–14), He did not say “he bore him” but he went forth, thereby informing us that he was the product of an incestuous relationship.
Sefer HaYashar (midrash)
And Cush, the son of Ham, the son of Noah, took unto himself a wife at that time in his old age, and he begat a son, and he called his name Nimrod, saying: At that time the sons of man again began to rebel and to trespass against the will of God. And the boy grew up, and his father loved him exceedingly, for he was unto him the son of his old age And Cush gave unto, Nimrod the coats of skin which the Lord had made for Adam and Eve, when they were driven from the garden of Eden. For after the death of Adam and Eve, their garments came into possession of Enoch the son of Jared; And when Enoch, was taken up into heaven he gave them unto Methuselah his son. And when Methuselah died he transmitted the garments unto Noah, and Noah brought them with him into the ark where they remained until Noah left the ark. And after leaving the ark, Ham the son of Noah, stole those garments from Noah, unbeknown to his brothers, and he took them and id them away. And when Ham begat Cush his first born, he gave the garments secretly unto Cush. And they remained with Cush many days, and he kept them hidden from his brothers and sons. But finally when Cush begat Nimrod, whom he loved above his other sons, Cush gave the garments unto Nimrod. And when Nimrod grew up and was twenty-one years of age, he put on those garments. And as soon as Nimrod had those garments upon him he felt himself grow very powerful, and the Lord gave him power and, strength, and he became a mighty hunter in the earth, he was the mighty hunter in the fields. And he hunted the animals, and he built altars and offered up upon them all those animals unto the Lord. And Nimrod was possessed of more strength than all his brothers. And he fought the battles of his brothers with all their enemies around them; and God delivered all the enemies of his brothers into his hands. And the Lord gave him success at all times in his battles, and he became the ruler of the earth, and therefore it was current, when one armed his men in array of battle, that they would say of him: Like Nimrod who was a mighty hunter upon the earth and succeeded in battle against enemies that were too powerful for his brethren, and conquered them all, so may the Lord strengthen and save these men to-day. And at the time when Nimrod was forty years of age, there was a war between his brothers and the sons of Japheth, and his brethren were under the hand of their enemy. And Nimrod strengthened himself at that time, and went forth and assembled all the families of the sons of Cush, about four hundred and sixty men. And he hired also of their friends and acquaintances about eighty men; and he gave them their hire, and went forth with them to give battle. And while on his way Nimrod strengthened the hearts of the people that went forth with him, and he said unto them: Be not afraid and be not alarmed, for all our enemies will surely be given in to our hands, and ye shall do unto them as it seems good in your own eyes. And they went all with great courage, about five hundred and forty men, and they over powered the enemies and vanquished them.
Sefer HaYashar (midrash)
And then Nimrod placed officers over them, and took from their children hostages for security, that all would be servants unto him and unto his brothers. And after Nimrod had thus reduced the people to servitude, he would return home with his men. And after the conquests of Nimrod increased and he always returned victoriously triumphant from the battles with all their enemies around them, then the people all united and came unto Nimrod and elected him their king, and they placed a royal crown upon his head. And Nimrod then appointed princes, and judges, and generals over his people after the manner of kings, and for his commander-in-chief Nimrod selected Terah the son of Nahor, and he elevated him in greatness above all the other princes. And after he was sole ruler and could do according to his own wishes, having overpowered all the enemies around him, Nimrod summoned all his princes and they concluded to build him a city and a royal mansion. And they selected a large valley opposite to the rising of the sun, and in that valley they built unto him a large and spacious city. And Nimrod called the name of that city Shinar, for the Lord had discomfited all his enemies before him, that he might conquer them. And Nimrod dwelt in Shinar and reigned therein securely, and he carried on war against all his enemies, and he humbled them, and he was successful in all his battles, and his kingdom grew exceedingly. And all nations and all tongues heard of Nimrod's fame, and they assembled and came to bow down to the ground before him, and they brought him gifts and he became their lord and king, and they dwelt with him, all in the city of Shinar. And Nimrod was the sole ruler over the earth, and over all the sons of Noah, and all were under his hand and advice. And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. But Nimrod went no more in the ways of the Lord, and he became more wicked than any of the men that lived before the flood, up to that day. And Nimrod made gods of wood and of stone and bowed down to them, and he rebelled against the Lord, and he taught all his servants and subjects his own evil ways. And Mardon, the son of Nimrod, acted more wickedly yet than even his father, and whosoever heard of his actions, would say: From the wicked cometh wickedness. And since then the saying was in the land: From the wicked cometh wickedness; and it hath become an adage in the language of all men from that time up to this very day. And Terah the son of Nahor, the chief of Nimrod's army, was very great in those days, in the eyes of the king as well as in the eyes of all his servants, and the king and the princes all loved him and exalted him. And Terah took unto himself a wife and her name was Amthelah the daughter of Carnebah, and she conceived and bare a son in those days. And Terah was seventy years old when she bare him, and Terah called the name of the son born unto him Abram, saying: In these days the king has raised and exalted me over all the princes that are with him.