Who was Nimrod in The Bible?

The story of Nimrod is the story of the Tower of Babel. Whereas the story of Noah ends with disharmony and the separation of mankind into deparate kingdoms, this story begins with the people as a harmonious whole, speaking the same language and with the same social goals. Nimred is described as "a mighty one in the earth" and as "the mighty hunter before the LORD". His kingdom included Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. That the story of Babel is merely legend is demonstrated by the meaning of the name Nimrod - "rebelliousness", a fitting name for the events in which he was to become involved.