In the 27 plus years of my Salvation, I've heard more versions (theories) of Noah, Ham and Canaan then i can count on one hand.
A few:
* Ham saw Noah having sex with his wife (Ham's mom)
Which seemed 'right'... when applied to the scripture from Leviticus 20 ...
* Ham accidentally saw his father drunk and naked. Noah woke up embarrassed and cursed him.
* Another theory is that Ham had a homosexual incounter with his father, Noah...
I never bought that one...
The best source is the Hebrew context ...
Ham did something that the text (Genesis 9:22) refers to as “seeing his father’s nakedness.” Then, Noah awakens and utters a dreadful curse against Canaan.
And he said, “Cursed is Canaan...”
(Genesis 9:25)
Why would Noah punish Ham’s fourth son rather than the miscreant himself? How did a sleeping Noah even know what Ham did?
Ancient Jewish wisdom teaches that the Torah uses euphemistic language.
As I read the words ... "Then Noah awakens...."
If Ham had witnessed Noah having sex with his wife, what would Noah be asleep? How indeed would he know that Ham had witnessed the act of sex? Does it say that Noah's wife told Noah that Ham saw them?
How could Noah have sex while he was asleep?
Ham uncovered his father's nakedness...
"To Uncover" also means just that... to see one naked. It's not solely seeing one in the act of sex.
Ham did something more than see his father Noah naked... he did something more to hurt him. He took away his ability to be fruitful and multiply.
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Am I out to convince others to believe what I believe?
Nooooooooooo .... No, not at all. That's not right.
I just know that all of these years of hearing one theory after another about Ham and Noah... something finally makes a whole lot of sense.
I'm just sharing. No disputes on what others believe. I'm just sharing.
Blessings and I truly mean this.
Thank you, dear! I wish the same to you.
1- You don’t accept the definition given by the Bible concerning : uncovering the nakedness, but you agree with the theory guessing that Noah was castrated, which is found nowhere in the text ?
2- This theory about a possible castration does not explain why Canaan was cursed, but not Ham.
3- Ham was not the youngest son of Noah, but the second, so the theory :
youngest son of Noah (Ham) / youngest son of Ham (Canaan) is not true.
4- Youngest son is not a specific term identifying The youngest son of Noah, but the youngest of his descendants at this time (Canaan).
Finally, I posted just to give an alternative at this story of castration and the question about how Black people is related.
[FONT="]We can agree to disagree.[/FONT]
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