Noe by the judgment of the fathers was not guilty of sin, in being overcome by wine because he knew not the strength of it. Hebrew, literally “a man of the earth.” (Haydock) - To till, perhaps with a plough, which he is said to have invented. He was probably but young at the time, being born after the deluge. Chanaan, who, it seems, is here mentioned to his shame, having first discovered and told his father that Noe was drunk. Here’s that Haydock Douay-Rheims commentary on this subject: But as Adam bore both Cain, the slayer of his brother, and Seth the righteous one, Noah too has a good seed: his firstborn son Shem, who had tried to “cover” his father’s nakedness (see Genesis 9:23). As we’ll see later, Canaan will be the founding father of a nation that will be known for its abominable practice of maternal incest (see Leviticus 18:6-18 Exodus 23:23-24).Ĭanaan is the bad fruit born of Noah’s sin. Why Canaan? It’s another hint in the text of what Ham’s crime was. He curses Canaan - the son born of this incestuous encounter. It could be that he wanted to seize power from his dad and this heinous act was his way of insulting Noah and showing his total disrespect (see similar episodes in Genesis 29:32 35:22 49:3-4 2 Samuel 16:21-22).īut notice that Noah doesn’t curse Ham. To state it bluntly, in all its brutality - while Noah was drunk, Ham slept with his mother. To uncover the nakedness of your father is to commit incest with your mother. Note: In other places besides the story of Noah and Ham, The New American Bible translates this phrase as “to have intercourse with.” The Revised Standard Version in all cases keeps the more literal translation “uncover the nakedness of.” See RSV-Leviticus 20:17 18:6-18). In Hebrew, this phrase (uncover the nakedness) is a figure of speech used to describe incest ( Leviticus 20:17 18:6-18. Second, there is another mention of “uncovering the nakedness” in the Leviticus 20:17 when Moses is describing incest. That’s not very righteous, wouldn’t you agree? Unless of course, the son was the product of the incest between Ham and his mother. It does bear further study.įirst of all, why would Noah curse Ham’s son for something Ham did.
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