World English Bible
Genesis 9:22
“Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.”
Verse in context — Genesis 9
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Noah began to be a farmer, and planted a vineyard.
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He drank of the wine and got drunk. He was uncovered within his tent.
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Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.
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Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it on both their shoulders, went in backwards, and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were backwards, and they didn't see their father's nakedness.
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Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done to him.
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The book of beginnings, describing creation, humanity’s fall, God’s promises, and the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph).
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