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NASB | Genesis 9:22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 9:22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw [by accident] the nakedness of his father, and [to his father's shame] told his two brothers outside. |
Subject: Was Ham showing homosexual tendencies? |
Bible Note: Jewish scholars during the time both before and after Jesus have written commentaries on this passage and some of them say that Ham committed Homosexual intercourse with Noah. That does not mean it is a certainty, but it has been believed to be the case even before the time of Jesus...which is at least interesting. From schechter.edu “In the Talmud we find some tradition saying that he was castrated by his son or that Ham had sexual intercourses with his father while he was drunk (Sanhedrin 70a). But as a general rule, most Sages transmit the simple meaning of the text, teaching that it is disrespectful for sons to see their parents (or their teachers) unclothed.” MJH |