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Why curse Canaan and not Ham?
Why Curse Canaan and Not Ham? The original story about forced rape of a father would explain why Noah would curse his youngest son so harshly, but Canaan is not Noah’s youngest son; Japhet is! In fact, Canaan isn’t Noah’s son at all!
What did Ham say to Noah’s son Canaan?
Gen 9:22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers who were outside… 9:24 When Noah awoke from his drunken stupor he learned what his youngest son had done to him. 9:25 So he said, “Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves he will be to his brothers.”
What is the original story of the Canaanites?
Thus, the original story told simply of the sin of the youngest son against his father, and the cursing of Canaan to be subservient to his unnamed brothers. [6] Admittedly, this story is disappointingly brief in comparison with the one we are used to.
Was Canaan Japhet’s son?
In fact, Canaan isn’t Noah’s son at all! For this reason, many scholars suggest that in an earlier form of the story, Canaan must have been Noah’s youngest son, not Japhet. Without the redaction supplement of “Ham the father of,” v. 22 would have originally read “ [Ham, father of] Canaan saw his father’s nakedness.”
Was Noah satisfied with seeing Ham suffer?
Noah was not just going to be satisfied at seeing Ham suffer for his wrongdoing. He was so embittered and could only have pacified his anger in seeing a high range of calamity blazing down on not only Ham, but also on his seeds.
Why did Noah curse his grandson instead of his son?
It is Noah’s son Ham who has acted disrespectfully. But when Noah wakes up and learns about his son’s behavior, he curses his grandson instead! Why is that? When we take a closer look, we see that the curse does not address Ham’s son Canaan personally, but the nation that would come from him.