| − | Nimrod was not wicked in his youth.<ref name="JE"/> On the contrary, when a young man he used to sacrifice to God the animals which he caught while [[hunting]].<ref name=JE/> His great success in hunting was due to the fact that he wore the coats of skin which God made for [[Adam and Eve]].<ref name="JE"/> These coats were handed down from father to son, and thus came into the possession of [[Noah]], who took them with him into the ark, whence they were stolen by [[Ham]].<ref name=JE/> The latter gave them to his son [[Cush]], who in turn gave them to Nimrod, and when the animals saw the latter clad in them, they crouched before him so that he had no difficulty in catching them.<ref name=JE/> The people, however, thought that these feats were due to his extraordinary strength, so that they made him their king.<ref name=JE/> | + | Nimrod was not wicked in his youth.<ref name="JE"/> On the contrary, when a young man he used to sacrifice to God the animals which he caught while [[hunting]].<ref name=JE/> His great success in hunting was because he wore the coats of skin which God made for [[Adam and Eve]].<ref name="JE"/> These coats were handed down from father to son, and thus came into the possession of [[Noah]], who took them with him into the ark, whence they were stolen by [[Ham]].<ref name=JE/> The latter gave them to his son [[Cush]], who in turn gave them to Nimrod, and when the animals saw the latter clad in them, they crouched before him so that he had no difficulty in catching them.<ref name=JE/> The people, however, thought that these feats were due to his extraordinary strength, so that they made him their king.<ref name=JE/> |