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20 And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
21 And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
23 And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.
24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
26 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
27 God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
28 And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
29 And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.
I’m trying to understand why Noah cursed Canaan for Ham’s actions. Also is there any deeper meaning or connections around this that I might be missing or misunderstanding?
This is a good question. It is the line of Ham that is cursed for perversely witnessing Noah’s nakedness.’ just as the line of Shem and Japheth are blessed in different ways. The three divisions can be seen to this day and their trajectory through time historically for you to judge : Shem - Middle East, Japheth Europe and Asia Ham - Africa. Richard
