Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard. 21 When he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent. 22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father's nakedness and told his two brothers outside. 23 But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it across their shoulders; then they walked in backward and covered their father's nakedness. Their faces were turned the other way so that they would not see their father's nakedness.
24 When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his youngest son had done to him, 25 he said,
"Cursed be Canaan!
The lowest of slaves
will he be to his brothers."
26 He also said,
"Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem!
May Canaan be the slave of Shem.
27 May God extend the territory of Japheth ;
may Japheth live in the tents of Shem,
and may Canaan be his slave."
Was he mad because Ham saw him drunk and naked, and told his other two brothers about it?
2006-12-27 06:10:12 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
He saw his fathers nakedness, and in so doing put Noah to an open shame, by not, just covering him, and instead, told his brothers. Which is something (Shame) that doesn't exist much in this day and time. It was seen at its height in the Garden of Eden, though Adam and Eve, and the figs leaves they used to hide their shame.
However, we can also note that the exposing of your fathers wife was also consider as "uncovering your fathers nakedness"
In Leviticus 18:8 we read; The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.
The curse of Ham was not placed directly upon him, but his descendants - Canaan. There are some that use this scripture to identify where the Black Race came from, sense, part of the Descendants of Ham, settled in the Region of Africa and Ethiopia.
But, this I cant verify, just take at face value, but don't teach.
2006-12-27 06:27:58 · answer #1 · answered by n_007pen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A critical point in this passage is verse 24. Noah awakened from his drunkenness and "knew what his youngest son had had done to him." The implication is that Ham did more than just see his father naked.
To uncover someone's nakedness has a connotation in other parts of the Bible that a sexual activity took place.
It's conjecture, but it helps explain Noah's anger, and the resultant curse upon Cannan.
2006-12-27 06:19:45 · answer #2 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like there is more to this story than we are told. I think the sin was committed by Canaan whatever it was, and Ham knew of it, since Noah's curse was against Canaan or "his youngest son", which was not Ham.
2006-12-27 06:18:15 · answer #3 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, in that culture it was a grave sin. Parents were ultimate authority in a tribe/clan-especially the father.
2006-12-27 06:20:42 · answer #4 · answered by Desperado 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably, it was not good to look at a parent naked, it was considered dishonourable. Its was just the way it was in those days.
2006-12-27 06:18:12 · answer #5 · answered by angel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leviticus 18:6-8
6None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.
7The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
8The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.
2006-12-27 06:14:58 · answer #6 · answered by williamzo 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
People with hangovers say bad things...
2006-12-27 06:15:46 · answer #7 · answered by Rance D 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Makes no sense.
2006-12-27 06:13:36 · answer #8 · answered by some teenager 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
it appears that it's ridiculous cult nonsense from a horribly flawed book of unprovable mythology.
2006-12-27 06:12:40 · answer #9 · answered by Jeebus is my Rectum 3 · 1⤊ 6⤋
maybe he did more than look?
2006-12-27 06:14:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋