Noah's Shame and Prophetic Blessings

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The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan.

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These three were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated.

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Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.

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But when he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and uncovered himself inside his tent.

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And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers outside.

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Then Shem and Japheth took a garment and placed it across their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness.

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When Noah awoke from his drunkenness and learned what his youngest son had done to him,

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he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”

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He also declared: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the servant of Shem.

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May God expand the territory of Japheth; may he dwell in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant.”

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