Gen 9:18 | TNotes | STEP | 9:18 Ham is the father of Canaan: See also 9:20-27 ; 10:6-20 . The text emphasizes Canaan’s ancestral connection to Ham to show that the Canaanite identity was inseparably linked to Ham’s shameful behavior (9:20-27 ). The citizens of both Egypt (from which Israel escaped slavery) and Canaan (to which Israel was headed) were Ham’s descendants (10:6 ; see Lev 18:3 , 24-26 ; Pss 105:23 , 27 ; 106:22 ). Later stories in Genesis emphasize the immoral climate of both Egypt (Gen 12:10-20 ) and Canaan (34:1-31 ; 38:1-30 ). See 9:20-27 and 10:6-20 .

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b9:20-27►

c10:6-20►

d9:20-27►

e10:6►

fLev 18:3►

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hPss 105:23►

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j106:22►

kGen 12:10-20►

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m38:1-30►

n9:20-27►

o10:6-20►

‏ Genesis 9:18

9:18 ^a Ham is the father of Canaan: See also 9:20-27 ^b; 10:6-20 ^c. The text emphasizes Canaan’s ancestral connection to Ham to show that the Canaanite identity was inseparably linked to Ham’s shameful behavior (9:20-27 ^d). The citizens of both Egypt (from which Israel escaped slavery) and Canaan (to which Israel was headed) were Ham’s descendants (10:6 ^e; see Lev 18:3 ^f, 24-26 ^g; Pss 105:23 ^h, 27 ⁱ; 106:22 ^j). Later stories in Genesis emphasize the immoral climate of both Egypt (Gen 12:10-20 ^k) and Canaan (34:1-31 ^l; 38:1-30 ^m). See 9:20-27 ⁿ and 10:6-20 ^o.