He is described as the son of Cush, grandson of Ham, and great-grandson of Noah and as 'a mighty one in the earth' and 'a mighty hunter before the Lord'. The first biblical mention of Nimrod is in the Table of Nations. Pieter Bruegel's The Tower of Babel depicts a traditional Nimrod inspecting stonemasons. Several ruins of the Middle East have been named after him during the Islamic Era.

Historians have failed to match Nimrod with any historically attested figure, although one recent suggestion among the exclusively Mesopotamian figures is Naram-Sin, grandson of Sargon. Nimrod has not been attested in any historic, non-biblical registers, records or king lists, including those of Mesopotamia ( Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, Babylonia) itself. Later extra-biblical traditions identified Nimrod as the ruler who commissioned the construction of the Tower of Babel, which led to his reputation as a king who was rebellious against God. The Bible states that he was 'a mighty hunter before the Lord. The son of Cush and therefore a great-grandson of Noah, Nimrod was described as a king in the land of Shinar ( Mesopotamia). Nimrod Illustrated Hardback edition by M.Nimrod ( / ˈ n ɪ m r ɒ d/ Hebrew: נִמְרוֹד‎, Modern: Nīmrōd, Tiberian: Nīmrōḏ Imperial Aramaic: ܢܡܪܘܕ Arabic: نُمْرُود, romanized: Numrūd) is a biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Genesis and Books of Chronicles. It is a part of the well regarded series commenced with 'Discovery Illustrated: Pictures from Captain Scott's First Antarctic Expedition' (2001). Wilson, 'Nimrod Illustrated' is a treat for anyone interested in Shackleton, the Antarctic, polar exploration or the atmosphere of the Edwardian age.

This was the expedition that made Shackleton's name as an explorer and for which he was awarded his knighthood. Many of the images are rarely seen, if ever before published, whilst others are better known.Together with quotations from the diaries of expedition participants, they tell the story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909 which saw the first use of ponies and motor cars in the Antarctic achieved the first ascent of Mount Erebus achieved the first attainment of the South Magnetic Pole and, took Shackleton within 100 miles of the South Geographic Pole to attain a dramatic new 'Farthest South' record. The book is a remarkable collage of expedition photographs, paintings and ephemera in a deliberate reminiscence of the expedition scrapbooks kept by so many of the expedition participants at the time. To celebrate the centenary of one of the most exciting expeditions of the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration comes 'Nimrod Illustrated'.

Nimrod Illustrated by David M. Wilson