And ham, the father of canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside (genesis 9:22). What was ham's sin against his father, noah, which caused noah to curse ham and his offspring It all started when noah planted a vineyard and used the grapes to make wine
The Sin Of Noah And His Sons – A Sinful Beginning – HBS & DwJ
Noah's youngest son ham, identified as the father of canaan in verse 22, saw his father's condition and the fact that noah was naked in his tent.
You teach that the fact that ham saw the nakedness of his father is reason for the curse on canaan, but this punishment seems a bit harsh
However lev 20:11 and deut 27:20 interpret the term uncovered his father's nakedness to mean that the son has committed adultery with his father's wife Is this a more plausible crime to fit in the story of noah? 23 and shem and japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both. Why curse canaan and not ham
For another approach, see noah's nakedness In fact, canaan isn't noah's son at all! Noah's shame and canaan's curse … 21 but when he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and uncovered himself inside his tent 22 and ham, the father of canaan, saw his father's nakedness and told his two brothers outside
23 then shem and japheth took a garment and placed it across their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father's nakedness
And ham, the father of canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without And shem and japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father And their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness And noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
It occurs in the context of noah's drunkenness and it is provoked by a shameful act that was perpetrated by noah's son ham, who saw the nakedness of his father This is an audio version of evan minton's paper genesis 9 Noah's nakedness, the sin of ham, and the curse of canaan.
