Nimrod appears in the Bible for just four verses, yet his legend exploded into one of the most dramatic stories in ancient tradition. Described as the first mighty warrior and founder of powerful ...

The term “Nimrod” has changed its meaning over the years. Initially, a “Nimrod” was a powerful figure, not to be trifled with. Medieval writers used it as a metaphor for tyrants. By the 1600s, it ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. A letter to an advice columnist recently complained that a son’s school was treating his parents “like nimrods.” In ...