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Ham

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When
Name meaning

uncertain — traditionally "hot, warm" · Hebrew

About

Second son of Noah. He saw his father drunk and uncovered and told his brothers rather than covering him, resulting in Noah cursing Ham's son Canaan. Genesis names his sons as Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.

Relationships
FatherNoahFather
BrotherShemBrother
BrotherJaphethBrother
Key Scripture AppearancesKJV
Genesis 5:32
And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.Genesis 5:32, KJV
Genesis 9:22
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.Genesis 9:22, KJV
Genesis 10:6
And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.Genesis 10:6, KJV

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