Ham
- Dates
- 2343–1743 BC
Name means "hot" or "warm." He is probably the second of Noah's three sons and was cursed for being disrespectful when discovering his father was uncovered when Noah was drunk (Gen. 9:18—27). The curse was on his son Canaan.
In detail
The youngest son of Noah, born after his father was 500 years old (Gen 5:32 9:24). During his father's drunkenness Ham acted shamefully and thus incurred the displeasure of Noah and brought a curse upon Canaan, Ham's son , who seems to have been involved in his father's sin (ch 9:22—27). To Ham's descendants belong the African and Arabian Cushites (Ethiopians see Ethiopia), the Egyptians, and the Canaanites.
Bible passages
- Genesis 5:32
And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Text of the King James Version.