Genesis 10:14Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

Hush also fathered Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on the earth (Gen. 10:8). Subsequently, it is stated: His dominion initially encompassed Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Halneh, located in the region of Sennar (Gen. 10:10). Nimrod was the first to exercise tyrannical authority, a form of rule that had not been embraced by the populace before him, and he governed in Babylon, a city named for the confusion of tongues among those who constructed the tower. The term Babylon signifies ‘confusion.’ He reigned in Erech, known today as Edessa; in Akkad, which is presently referred to as Nisibia; and in Halneh, which eventually took on the name Seleucia, after King Seleucus, and is now known as Ctesiphon.

Patrusim. The scriptures in Jeremiah (Jeremiah 44:15) and Ezekiel (Ezekiel 29:14) inform us that the region of Patros was part of Egypt. However, Isaiah (Isaiah 11:11) distinguishes it from that territory. Bochart suggests that this refers to Phivaida, noting the geographical placement of Patros in the distribution of Egyptian lands mentioned in Jeremiah (Jeremiah 44:1), where locations like Magdol (near the Black Sea), Tahpanhes as referenced by Herodotus, Noph (also known as Moph or Memphis), and Patros Phivaida are listed sequentially starting from the Palestinian border as noted by Pliny. Kasluhim. Bochart interprets this term to mean the Colchidians, settlers who came from Egypt, although this settlement is considered relatively recent.