Genesis 9:24-25

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“And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him. And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.”

Who was the one cursed here for the sodomy committed against Noah? If Canaan was cursed (Noah’s grandson), why does it appear to say that Noah’s youngest son committed the act?

Canaan was cursed, and he was the youngest son of Ham (Gen 10:6). Canaan would not have been cursed by God if it was Ham who had sinned. Also, Ham was the middle son of Noah (Gen 9:18). The word “his” (Gen 9:24) means Ham’s youngest son. Also notice that Gen 9:22 makes reference to “the father of Canaan.” Canaan is the object of this entire event. Noah, upon sobering up, undoubtedly knew what his grandson Canaan had done to him.

It is interesting that the word Canaan means humiliated and the verb form of his name means to bend the knee.

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