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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shem Shem] is one of the sons of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah Noah] (the other two listed in Genesis are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ham%2C_son_of_Noah Ham] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japheth Japheth]). Shem and Ham were in good stead with Noah when he died. Genesis 9:22 - 9:27: 22 And Ham, the father of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canaan Canaan], saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside. 23 And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness. 24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done to him. 25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a slave of slaves shall he be to his brothers. 26 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his slave. 27 God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall live in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his slave. | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shem Shem] is one of the sons of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah Noah] (the other two listed in Genesis are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ham%2C_son_of_Noah Ham] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japheth Japheth]). Shem and Ham were in good stead with Noah when he died. Genesis 9:22 - 9:27: 22 And Ham, the father of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canaan Canaan], saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside. 23 And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness. 24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done to him. 25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a slave of slaves shall he be to his brothers. 26 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his slave. 27 God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall live in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his slave. | ||
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Revision as of 09:15, 25 July 2006
- Shem is one of the sons of Noah (the other two listed in Genesis are Ham and Japheth). Shem and Ham were in good stead with Noah when he died. Genesis 9:22 - 9:27: 22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside. 23 And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness. 24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done to him. 25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a slave of slaves shall he be to his brothers. 26 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his slave. 27 God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall live in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his slave.
