Noah's Shame and Prophetic Blessings

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The sons of Noach who went out from the ark were Shem, Ham and Yefet. Ham is the father of Kena‘an.

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These three were the sons of Noach, and the whole earth was populated by them.

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Noach, a farmer, was the first to plant a vineyard.

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He drank so much of the wine that he got drunk and lay uncovered in his tent.

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Ham, the father of Kena‘an, saw his father shamefully exposed, went out and told his two brothers.

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Shem and Yefet took a cloak, put it over both their shoulders, and, walking backward, went in and covered their naked father. Their faces were turned away, so that they did not see their father lying there shamefully exposed.

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When Noach awoke from his wine, he knew what his youngest son had done to him.

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He said, “Cursed be Kena‘an; he will be a servant of servants to his brothers.”

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Then he said, “Blessed be Adonai, the God of Shem; Kena‘an will be their servant.

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May God enlarge Yefet; he will live in the tents of Shem, but Kena‘an will be their servant.”

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