Canaan

Noah curses Ham

"Delight." The fourth son of Ham.1 His grandfather Noah cursed him and his descendants for the fact that Ham had seen his father's nakedness:2

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."

Canaan's eldest son, Zidon, was the father of the Sidonians and Phoenicians. He had eleven sons, who were the founders of as many tribes.3

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References

Notes

  1. Gen. 10:6.
  2. Gen. 9:21-25.
  3. Gen. 10:15–18.

Source

  • Easton, M.G. (1897). Easton's Bible Dictionary. New York: Harper & Brothers.

This article incorporates text from Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897) by M.G. Easton, which is in the public domain.